[U]汽油 a liquid obtained especially by the petroleum used mainly for producing power in the engines of cars, aircraft, etc.
英英释义
Noun:
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
双语例句
1. The crowds became violent and threw petrol bombs at the police.
人群变得狂暴起来，并向警察投掷汽油弹。
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2. There's no petrol, so it's very difficult to transport goods.
没有汽油，因此很难运输货物。
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3. The boom of the 1980s led to a taste for petrol-guzzling cars.
20世纪80年代的经济繁荣使人们喜欢上高油耗的汽车。
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4. 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。
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5. 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。
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用作名词 (n.)
Petrol is volatile. 汽油容易挥发。
The petrol is running out. 汽油快要耗尽了。
My car is rather heavy on petrol. 我的汽车很费油。
They have increased the price of petrol again. 他们又提高了汽油的价格。
My new car really runs away with the petrol. 我的新汽车耗油太多了。
They had to ration petrol during the war. 战时他们不得不限量供给汽油。
The police faced a mob throwing bricks and petrol bombs. 警察面对一群投掷砖块和汽油弹的暴徒。
用作名词 (n.)
Our car was useless for want of petrol. 由于缺少汽油,我们的汽车派不上用场。
After a long traveling, we get to a petrol station at last. 一场长途跋涉后,我们终于赶到了加油站。
