petroleum
英 [p?'tr??l??m]
美[p?'trol??m]
- n. 石油
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中文詞源
petroleum 石油，原油
來自拉丁語petroleum,石油，來自petra,石頭，詞源同petrology,oleum,油，詞源同oil.
英文詞源
- petroleum (n.)
- early 15c. "petroleum, rock oil" (mid-14c. in Anglo-French), from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin petra "rock" (see petrous) + oleum "oil" (see oil (n.)).
雙語例句
- 1. Petroleum engineers plan and manage the extraction of oil.
- 石油工程師規(guī)劃并管理石油的提煉。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.
- 煉油廠的主要工作是提煉原油.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.
- 上星期伊朗政府提高了石油價(jià)格.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. They refined crude oil into various petroleum products.
- 他們將原油提煉成各種石油產(chǎn)品.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. We ought to and can produce more petroleum.
- 我們應(yīng)該并且能夠生產(chǎn)更多的石油.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
