- [uncountable]
a thick liquid that is found in rock underground 石油；原油 Several companies are drilling for oil in the region. 数家公司正在该地区钻探石油。 The price of crude oil has more than doubled. 原油价格上涨了一倍多。 rising world oil prices 不断上涨的世界油价 an oil spill 石油外溢 The country is rich in oil reserves. 这个国家有丰富的石油储备。 oil and gas drilling/exploration 石油和天然气钻井/勘探 oil refineries/pipelines 炼油厂/管道 oil companies 石油公司 the oil industry 石油业 The well produced oil at a rate of 2 000 barrels of oil a day. 这口井每天产油2 000桶。
Extra ExamplesTopics The environmenta2At the time, oil was trading at around $18 per barrel. 当时石油的交易价格是每桶约18美元。 The national economy is sustained by high oil revenues. 国民经济由高石油收入支撑。 Five companies account for about 70 per cent of the country's oil production. 五家公司约占该国石油产量的70%。 With a finite oil supply and ever-increasing demand, it's inevitable that oil will become more expensive. 随着有限的石油供应和不断增长的需求，石油将不可避免地变得更加昂贵。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- light
- crude
- …
- barrel
- film
- drop
- …
- extract
- obtain
- produce
- …
- company
- producer
- man
- …
- [uncountable]
a form of petroleum that is used as fuel and to make parts of machines move smoothly 燃油；润滑油 fuel oil 燃料油 engine oil 发动机油 an oil lamp/heater 油灯；用燃油的暖气机 Put some oil in the car. 给汽车加点润滑油。 Most people think about energy only when gas prices increase or when heating oil is in short supply. 大多数人只有在天然气价格上涨或取暖油供应短缺时才会考虑能源。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- light
- crude
- …
- barrel
- film
- drop
- …
- extract
- obtain
- produce
- …
- company
- producer
- man
- …
- [uncountable, countable]
a smooth thick liquid that is made from plants or animals and is used in cooking 食用油 Fry the potato in a little sunflower oil. 用少许葵花籽油煎土豆。 palm/coconut/sesame oil 棕榈油/椰子油/芝麻油 Heat the frying pan and add cooking oil. 将煎锅加热，加入食用油。 Heat the oil gently and brown the mince. 轻轻地加热油，把肉糜煎成褐色。 Vegetable oils are better for you than animal fats. 植物油比动物脂肪对你更好。
Extra ExamplesTopics Fooda2A daily dose of omega-3 fish oil will help children to concentrate better. 每日摄入富含奥米伽 -3 的鱼油，有助于儿童更好地集中注意力。 a bottle of extra virgin olive oil 一瓶特级初榨橄榄油 The traditional salad dressing is made of oil and vinegar. 传统的沙拉酱是由油和醋制成的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cooking
- hydrogenated
- polyunsaturated
- …
- heat
- cook something in
- fry something in
- …
- in oil
- [uncountable, countable]
a smooth thick liquid that is made from plants, minerals, etc. and is used on the skin or hair 防护油；润肤油；护发油 lavender bath oil 薰衣草沐浴油 suntan oil 防晒油
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearancea2She rubbed a scented oil into her hair. 她在头发上抹了一种芳香油。 The sick were anointed with oil. 给病人敷了油。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- aromatic
- fragrant
- scented
- …
- massage
- rub
- massage something with
- …
- oil of
- [uncountable] (also oils [plural])
coloured paint containing oil used by artists （绘画用）油彩 ‘Four Women on a Bench’, oil on canvas, 1991 《长凳上的四个女人》，布面油画，作于1991年 - in oil
a painting done in oils 一幅油画 landscapes in oil 风景油画
Collocations Fine artssee also oil paintTopics Artc1Fine arts 美术 Creating art 艺术创作 - make a work of art/a drawing/a sketch/a sculpture/a statue/engravings/etchings/prints
创作艺术品；绘画；画素描；创作雕塑／雕像／雕版印刷品／蚀刻画／版画 - do an oil painting/a self-portrait/a line drawing/a rough sketch
画油画／自画像／线条画／草图 - create a work of art/an artwork/paintings and sculptures
创作一件艺术品／绘画和雕塑 - produce paintings/portraits/oil sketches/his most celebrated work/a series of prints
创作绘画／肖像画／油画速写／他最知名的作品／一组版画 - paint a picture/landscape/portrait/mural/in oils/in watercolours/(US English) in watercolors/on canvas
画画／风景画／肖像画／壁画／油画／水彩画；在画布上画 - draw a picture/a portrait/a cartoon/a sketch/a line/a figure/the human form/in charcoal/in ink
画画／肖像／漫画／素描／线条／形体／人形／木炭画／墨水画 - sketch a preliminary drawing/a figure/a shape
勾勒草图／形体／图形 - carve a figure/an image/a sculpture/an altarpiece/reliefs/a block of wood
雕刻形体／形象／雕塑／祭坛雕塑／浮雕／一块木头 - sculpt a portrait bust/a statue/an abstract figure
雕刻半身像／塑像／抽象形体 - etch a line/a pattern/a design/a name into the glass
蚀刻线条／图案／图样／名字在玻璃杯上 - mix colours/(US English) colors/pigments/paints
调色；调颜料 - add/apply thin/thick layers of paint/colour/(US English) color/pigment
加上薄薄／厚厚几层颜料 - use oil pastels/charcoal/acrylic paint/a can of spray paint
使用油画棒／木炭笔／丙烯酸颜料／一罐喷雾颜料 - work in bronze/ceramics/stone/oils/pastels/watercolour/a wide variety of media
用青铜／陶瓷／石头／油彩／蜡笔／水彩／各种各样的材料制作艺术品
Describing art 描述艺术 - paint/depict a female figure/a biblical scene/a pastoral landscape/a domestic interior
画／描绘女性形体／与《圣经》有关的场景／田园风光／家庭室内场景 - depict/illustrate a traditional/mythological/historical/religious theme
描绘／阐释传统的／神话的／历史的／宗教的主题 - create an abstract composition/a richly textured surface/a distorted perspective
设计抽象的艺术构图／丰富的层次／视觉扭曲效果 - paint dark/rich/skin/flesh tones
用颜料绘成深色／浓重的颜色／肤色／肉色 - use broad brush strokes/loose brushwork/vibrant colours/a limited palette/simple geometric forms
用粗笔线条／散漫的笔法／鲜艳的颜色／有限的色调／简单的几何图形 - develop/adopt/paint in a stylized manner/an abstract style
用非写实手法／抽象方式阐明／采用／描绘
Showing and selling art 艺术品展示及销售 - commission an altarpiece/a bronze bust of somebody/a portrait/a religious work/an artist to paint something
委托创作一幅祭坛画／一座某人的半身铜像／一幅肖像画／一件宗教艺术品；委托艺术家为某物作画 - frame a painting/portrait
给一幅画／肖像画镶框 - hang art/a picture/a painting
悬挂艺术品／图画／画作 - display/exhibit modern art/somebody’s work/a collection/original artwork/drawings/sculptures/a piece/a painting
- be displayed/hung in a gallery/museum
在美术馆／博物馆展出 - install/place a sculpture in/at/on something
在某处安放一座雕塑 - erect/unveil a bronze/marble/life-size statue
竖立／揭幕一座铜像／大理石像／与真人一样大的雕像 - hold/host/mount/open/curate/see an exhibition (especially British English)/(North American English usually) an exhibit
举办／主持／筹办／举行／组织／观看展览 - be/go on (British English) exhibition/(North American English) exhibit
参展 - feature/promote/showcase a conceptual artist/contemporary works
重点介绍／宣传／展示一位概念派艺术家／当代作品 - collect African art/modern British paintings/Japanese prints
收藏非洲艺术品／现代英国绘画／日本版画 - restore/preserve a fresco/great works of art
修复／保护湿壁画／伟大的艺术品
- (also oil painting)[countable]
a picture painted in oil paint （绘画用）油彩 see also oily, castor oil, cod liver oil, linseed oil, snake oil
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Northern French olie, Old French oile, from Latin oleum ‘(olive) oil’; compare with olea ‘olive’.
Idioms
burn the midnight oil
to study or work until late at night 挑灯夜战；熬夜
pour oil on troubled water(s)
to try to settle an argument 调解争端；排解纠纷