gasoline
noun(also gasolene)
(also gas)
(both North American English) (British English petrol)
[uncountable]a liquid obtained from petroleum, used as fuel in car engines, etc. 汽油 I fill up the tank with gasoline about once a week. 我大约一个星期加满一箱汽油。 leaded/unleaded gasoline 含铅/无铅汽油 the price of gasoline 汽油价格 a tank/gallon of gasoline 一箱/加仑汽油
Extra ExamplesCan you smell gasoline? 你闻到汽油味了吗? During high school he pumped gasoline to make some money. 上中学时,他靠(在加油站)给车加油赚钱。 Smaller cars don't guzzle so much gasoline. 小型汽车耗油没有那么多。 We ran out of gasoline and had to walk. 我们没油了,只好步行。 A fire started in a gasoline station near the harbour. 港口附近的一个加油站发生了火灾。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- leaded
- unleaded
- high-octane
- …
- gallon
- tank
- run on
- use
- guzzle
- …
- engine
- tank
- pump
- …
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from gas + -ol + -ine (or -ene).