petrol

英 [ˈpetrəl]

美 [ˈpetrəl]

n.  汽油

复数：petrols　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.3100 / COCA.22027

牛津词典

noun

• 汽油
  a liquid obtained from petroleum , used as fuel in car engines, etc.
  1. to fill a car up with petrol
     给汽车油箱装满汽油
  2. to run out of petrol
     用光汽油
  3. the petrol tank of a car
     汽车的油箱
  4. an increase in petrol prices
     汽油价格的上涨
  5. leaded/unleaded petrol
     含铅 / 无铅汽油

柯林斯词典

• 汽油
  Petrolis a liquid which is used as a fuel for motor vehicles.

in AM, use 美国英语用 gas, gasoline

英英释义

noun

• a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum
  Synonym:gasolinegasolenegas

双语例句

• Your engine can run happily on 76 octane petrol.
  你的发动机很适合烧76号辛烷汽油。
• The crowd threw petrol bombs at the police, who responded by donning riot gear.
  人群向警察扔汽油弹，警察则穿上了防暴衣。
• Legislation will require UK petrol companies to meet an EU specification for petrol.
  法规将要求英国的汽油公司必须达到欧盟对汽油的规格要求。
• Many cars run on petrol which contains lead.
  很多车使用含铅汽油。
• Manufacturers are working with new fuels to find one that burns more cleanly than petrol.
  制造商们正在研制新型燃料，以找到一种比汽油更清洁的燃料。
• A car will come to a grinding halt if you put water in the petrol tank.
  如果把水灌进油箱，汽车会猛然间停下来。
• Retreating soldiers were dousing homes and shops with petrol and setting them on fire.
  撤退的士兵把汽油浇到住宅和商店上，并放火焚烧。
• The price of petrol is coming down by four pence a gallon.
  汽油的价格每加仑降了4便士。
• The policy announcement caused panic buying of petrol.
  那则政策公告引发了汽油抢购风潮。
• Japanese refiners stopped producing leaded petrol in December 1987.
  日本的炼油厂于1987年12月停止生产含铅汽油。