单词 | gas |
释义 | noun | verb gasgas1 /gæs/ ●●● S1 W2 noun 1[uncountable] (also gasoline) a liquid made from petroleum, used mainly for producing power in the engines of cars, trucks, etc.: I probably spend over $200 a month on gas. The mechanic found a hole in the gas tank.2[countable, uncountable] (plural gases or gasses) science, chemistry a substance, such as air, that is not solid or liquid, does not have a definite shape or volume (=measurement of the amount of space it fills), and cannot usually be seen: hydrogen gas greenhouse gases3[uncountable] a clear substance like air that is burned for heating or cooking: a gas stove4[uncountable] informal the condition of having a lot of air in your stomach5the gas the gas pedal of a car SYN accelerator: The driver stepped on the gas (=pushed down the gas pedal and made the car go faster) and tried to escape.6[singular] old-fashioned something that is fun and makes you laugh a lot [Origin: (2, 3) 1600–1700 Modern Latin, Greek khaos empty space] noun | verb gasgas2 verb (gassed, gassing) 1[transitive] to poison or kill someone with gas: 5,000 civilians were gassed to death by the army.2[intransitive] old-fashioned to talk for a long time about unimportant or boring thingsgas something ↔ up phrasal verb to put gas in a car: I need to gas up the car before we go. |
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