Petroleum

[pɪ'trəʊlɪəm] or [pə'trolɪəm]

解释:

(noun.) a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.

校对:莫蒂默--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) Rock oil, mineral oil, or natural oil, a dark brown or greenish inflammable liquid, which, at certain points, exists in the upper strata of the earth, from whence it is pumped, or forced by pressure of the gas attending it. It consists of a complex mixture of various hydrocarbons, largely of the methane series, but may vary much in appearance, composition, and properties. It is refined by distillation, and the products include kerosene, benzine, gasoline, paraffin, etc.

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同义词及近义词:

n. Rock-oil, mineral oil, mineral pitch, mineral tar, Barbadoes tar, Seneca oil.

整理:肯尼思

解释:

n. a liquid inflammable substance issuing or pumped up from the earth in various parts of the world.—ns. Pet′rol a spirit obtained from petroleum; Petroleur (pā-tro-lār′) one of those Parisians who with the help of petroleum set fire to many of the public buildings of Paris in May 1871: an incendiary:—fem. Petroleuse′.—adj. Petrolif′erous yielding petroleum.

校对:瓦珥

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