| 单词 | oil |
| 释义 | Word Frequency oil(ɔɪl) noun 1. any of a number of viscous liquids with a smooth sticky feel. They are usually flammable, insoluble in water, soluble in organic solvents, and are obtained from plants and animals, from mineral deposits, and by synthesis. They are used as lubricants, fuels, perfumes, foodstuffs, and raw materials for chemicals See also essential oil, fixed oil 2. a. another name for petroleum b. (as modifier) an oil engine an oil rig 3. a. Also called: lubricating oil any of a number of substances usually derived from petroleum and used for lubrication b. (in combination) an oilcan an oilstone c. (as modifier) an oil pump 4. Also called: fuel oil a petroleum product used as a fuel in domestic heating, industrial furnaces, marine engines, etc 5. British a. paraffin, esp when used as a domestic fuel b. (as modifier) an oil lamp an oil stove 6. any substance of a consistency resembling that of oil oil of vitriol 7. the solvent, usually linseed oil, with which pigments are mixed to make artists'paints 8. a. (often plural) oil colour or paint b. (as modifier) an oil painting 9. an oil painting 10. the good oil 11. strike oil verb (transitive) 12. to lubricate, smear, polish, etc, with oil or an oily substance 13. informal to bribe (esp in the phrase oil someone's palm) 14. oil the wheels Derived forms oil-like (ˈoil-ˌlike) adjective Word origin C12: from Old French oile, from Latin oleum (olive) oil, from olea olive tree, from Greek elaia olive |
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