frack

verb

/fræk/

[intransitive, transitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they frack	/fræk/ /fræk/
he / she / it fracks	/fræks/ /fræks/
past simple fracked	/frækt/ /frækt/
past participle fracked	/frækt/ /frækt/
-ing form fracking	/ˈfrækɪŋ/ /ˈfrækɪŋ/

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to force liquid at high pressure into rocks, deep holes in the ground, etc. in order to force open existing cracks (= narrow openings) and take out oil or gas压裂：将高压液体压入岩石，地面深孔等，以迫使打开现有的裂缝并清除油或气的压裂（用于某些东西）
- frack (for something) They have been fracking for oil in South Dakota since the fifties.自50年代以来，他们一直在南达科他州用水力压裂法开采石油。
- frack something Thousands of wells have been drilled and fracked in recent years.近年来，成千上万口井被钻探和压裂。
- frack something for something Some of the land is now being fracked for oil.一些土地现在正被水力压裂开采石油。