| 单词 | earth-oil |
| 释义 | > as lemmasearth-oil earth-oil n. petroleum, natural mineral oil. [After Malay minyak tanah petroleum, bitumen ( < minyak oil + tanah ground). Compare the similarly-formed post-classical Latin petroleum petroleum n. Compare also Dutch aardolie (1701 as aerdoly with reference to Indonesia; after either Latin or Malay), German Erdöl (1741; after Latin).] ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > mineral oil > [noun] petroleum1526 oil of petre1528 petrol1540 oil of saltpetre1685 earth-oil1732 white oil1763 mineral oil1771 coal oil1784 petroleum oil1799 crude oil1865 petroleum spirit1868 petroleum coke1881 crude1904 black gold1910 marker crude1974 benchmark crude1975 1732 Coll. Voy. & Trav. II. 191/1 A certain spring of sulphurous liquor..not unlike a Petroleum: The Indians call this liquor Minjah Tunnah, e.i. earth-oil. 1755 Baker in Dalrymple Or. Rep. I. 172 In this place [sc. ‘Raynan-Gome’ in Burma] there are about 200 Families..employed in getting Earth-oil out of Pitts. 1861 All Year round 30 Mar. 105 A large earthen cup filled with earth-oil for the night watches. 1934 ‘G. Orwell’ Burmese Days ii. 21 Inside, the Club was a teak-walled place smelling of earth-oil. 2000 A. Ghosh Glass Palace (2001) x. 122 To the people of the area [around Mount Popa, Burma] this ooze was known as earth-oil: it was a dark, shimmering green. < as lemmas |
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