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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[yóu]
  1. 1. noun oil
  2. 2. verb [油漆] oil
  3. 3. verb [被油弄脏] stain with oil
  4. 4. adjective [被油弄脏] oily

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[yóu]
  1. 1. noun oil; fat; grease; petroleum
    摊鸡蛋要多放点
    You have to put in more oil when making an omelet.
    汽车该加了。
    The car's engine is in need of oil.
    炒这道菜的时候要记得多放
    又要给汽车加啊?
  2. 2. verb apply tung oil, varnish, or paint
    门窗
    paint the doors and windows
    你把门窗吧。
  3. 3. adjective oily; greasy; stained or smeared with oil or grease
    这炖肉太了。
    The stewed pork is too greasy.
    你的上衣了。
    Your coat has got oil stains on it.
    这菜太了。
    你的衣服袖子被了。
  4. 4. adjective oily; glib
    这家伙嘴得很。
    That fellow has a very glib tongue.
    这个人极了。
    That chap is much too slippery (or tricky).
    他打麻将打得可了。
    He is an old hand at mahjong.
    班里就数他嘴最
    他是个极度滑的人,很难跟他打交道。
    他打扑克打得可了。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[yóu]
  1. 1. 动植物体内的脂肪;也指某些含碳氢化合物的液体矿产品
    盐酱醋。
  2. 2. 用桐漆等涂饰
    家具。
    地板刚过。
    饰。
  3. 3. 弄脏
    胸前了一大块。
  4. 4. 圆滑
    这人太了。
    腔滑调。
    头滑脑。
    子。

Examples

我的皮鞋该擦点儿了。
My shoes need a shine.
和水搀不到一块儿。
Oil and water do not mix.
汤一开锅就把浮面的撇掉。
Skim the grease from the soup when it starts to boil. 浮面
在轴上膏点儿
put some lubricant on the axle
和水和不到一块儿。
Oil and water do not mix.
比水轻。
Oil is lighter than water.
水包乳化液
oil-in-water emulsion 乳化液
机器停车了,得加点
The machine's stalled. It needs oiling. 停车
汤里汪着
There are blobs of fat in the soup.
摊鸡蛋要多放点
You have to put in more oil when making an omelet.

Character Decomposition


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