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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

petroleum [pə'trəulɪəm]
  1. 1. noun [u] 石油

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

petroleum [pə 'trolɪəm] [pɪ 'trəulɪəm]
  1. 1. noun 石油

Collins English-English Dictionary

petroleum [pə'trəυlɪəm]
  1. 1. 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
  2. 2. n [Etymology] C16: from Medieval Latin, from Latin petra stone + oleum oil

Examples

Petroleum coke is a fuel produced using the byproducts of the petroleum refining process.
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
Coal,petroleum and natural gas are fossil fuels.
煤、石油、天然气是矿物燃料。 fossil
Petroleum coke can be used as either a primary or a secondary fuel.
石油焦炭既可用作初级燃料也可用作二级燃料。 coke
用石油替代煤
replace coal with petroleum; substitute petroleum for coal 替代
海洋石油资源
offshore petroleum resources 海洋石油
开采石油
recover petroleum 开采
石油炼制
petroleum refining 炼制
石油是工业的血液。
Petroleum is the lifeblood of industry. 血液
这些石油液化气需要用钢瓶贮存。
This liquefied petroleum gas needs to be stored in steel cylinders. 钢瓶
钻探队正在打油气井, 准备开采天然气。
The drilling team is working on a petroleum associated gas well to exploit natural gas. 油气井

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