petrol

英 [ˈpetrəl]

美 [ˈpetrəl]

n.  汽油

复数：petrols　

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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

• A thief ran off with hundreds of pounds yesterday after holding up a petrol station.
  一名窃贼昨天持械抢劫一家加油站后带着数百英镑逃跑了。
• There's no petrol, so it's very difficult to transport goods
  没有汽油，因此很难运输货物。
• The policy announcement caused panic buying of petrol.
  那则政策公告引发了汽油抢购风潮。
• The economic affairs minister announced limits on petrol sales.
  经济部长宣布了对石油销售的限制。
• I first started cruising in yachts with temperamental petrol engines
  我刚开始驾驶游艇航行时，艇上的汽油发动机老出毛病。
• The crowd threw petrol bombs at the police, who responded by donning riot gear.
  人群向警察扔***，警察则穿上了防暴衣。
• She put diesel fuel, instead of petrol, into the tank causing the motor to seize up.
  她往油箱里加了些柴油而不是汽油，致使发动机发生故障。
• Tell Mac to siphon petrol out of his wagon.
  让马克把他车里的汽油抽出来。
• Every eventuality is covered, from running out of petrol to needing water.
  从汽油耗尽到用水紧缺，所有可能发生的事情都考虑到了。
• The raw material for the tyre is a by-product of petrol refining.
  制造轮胎的原材料是提炼汽油时产生的一种副产品。