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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- petroleum
[pə'trəulɪəm]
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noun
[u]
石油
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- petroleum
[pə 'trolɪəm]
[pɪ 'trəulɪəm]
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1.
noun
石油
Collins English-English Dictionary
- petroleum
[pə'trəυlɪəm]
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n
a dark-coloured thick flammable crude oil occurring in sedimentary rocks around the Persian Gulf, in parts of North and South America, and below the North Sea, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons. Fractional distillation separates the crude oil into petrol, paraffin, diesel oil, lubricating oil, etc Fuel oil, paraffin wax, asphalt, and carbon black are extracted from the residue
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n
[Etymology]
C16: from Medieval Latin, from Latin petra stone + oleum oil
Examples
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Petroleum coke is a fuel produced using the byproducts of the petroleum refining process.
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石油焦炭是一种燃料,是由石油提炼过程中的副产品加工而成的。
→ byproduct
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Coal,petroleum and natural gas are fossil fuels.
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煤、石油、天然气是矿物燃料。
→ fossil
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Petroleum coke can be used as either a primary or a secondary fuel.
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石油焦炭既可用作初级燃料也可用作二级燃料。
→ coke
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用石油替代煤
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replace coal with petroleum; substitute petroleum for coal
→ 替代
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海洋石油资源
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offshore petroleum resources
→ 海洋石油
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开采石油
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recover petroleum
→ 开采
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石油炼制
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petroleum refining
→ 炼制
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石油是工业的血液。
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Petroleum is the lifeblood of industry.
→ 血液
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这些石油液化气需要用钢瓶贮存。
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This liquefied petroleum gas needs to be stored in steel cylinders.
→ 钢瓶
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钻探队正在打油气井, 准备开采天然气。
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The drilling team is working on a petroleum associated gas well to exploit natural gas.
→ 油气井
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