Petroleum
[ pə'trolɪəm ]
第4级
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n. 石油;
💡 词根助记
petr石+oleum油 → 石油
📝 例句
Kerosene is a by-product of petroleum refining.
煤油是提炼石油的副产品。
Coal and rock oil, or petroleum, are of great value as fuels.
煤和石油或汽油，作为燃料，价值极大。
crude [raw] petroleum
原油
But it was actually the automobile that made petroleum so very useful.
实际上使石油变成那么有用的是汽车。
This land is rich with petroleum.
这片土地盛产石油。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“皮抽脸”:粘着石油的皮带抽打脸
※ petrol-汽油,petroleum-石油:汽油来自石油
※ petrol-汽油,e-拼音“鹅”,u-you你,m-拼音“妈”:汽油被鹅和你妈换成了石油
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
petroleum
n[U]
mineral oil that forms underground and is obtained from wells sunk into the ground, from which petrol, paraffin, diesel oil, etc are obtained by processing 石油.
🎯 考研助记
petr(石)+ol(=oil油)+eum(化学名词后缀)→ 石油
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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We thought we might go out, but we said we'd check with each other first.
我们认为我们可能出去，但我们说好要先互相通通气的。
We spent all our days on the beach.
我们有好几天都是在海滩上度过的。
Were there any telephone messages for me while I was away?
我外出期间有我的电话吗？