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

• The company's latest newcomer is a 4 x 4 estate with a 2.2 litre petrol engine.
  公司最近新到了一辆有2.2升汽油发动机的4x4客货两用车。
• They chip in for the petrol and food
  他们凑钱买汽油和食物。
• There are already long queues of vehicles at petrol pumps.
  加油泵边车辆已经排起了长队。
• 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。
• The system could be used to ensure that cars are converted to run on unleaded petrol.
  这一系统可以用来确保汽车得以改用无铅汽油。
• 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。
• Your engine can run happily on 76 octane petrol.
  你的发动机很适合烧76号辛烷汽油。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。