喜樂美語
  1. 1nA2/ˈɡæsəliːn/汽油

    A liquid made from petroleum that cars and trucks burn to make the engine work.

    示範例句 · Example

    Dad stopped at the gas station to buy more gasoline for the trip.

    逐字爸爸停在加油站去買更多汽油為了這趟旅行。

    「gasoline」是美式英語裡的「汽油」——從石油提煉出來、給汽車／卡車引擎燒的液體燃料。它通常不可數，所以說 gasoline / some gasoline，不說 a gasoline。英國英語同一樣東西叫 petrol；美國口語常把 gasoline 簡稱 gas（gas station = 加油站）。怎麼想它？可以想成「車子油箱裡燒的那罐液體燃料」。跟 diesel 比：diesel 是另一種引擎用的柴油；跟 oil 比：oil 可指很多種油，gasoline 專指車用汽油。

    常見搭配

    • gasoline prices

      汽油價格；油價

      how much people pay for gasoline

      Gasoline prices fell a little after the holiday.

    • unleaded gasoline

      無鉛汽油

      gasoline without lead, used in most modern cars

      Please fill the tank with unleaded gasoline.

    • gasoline tax

      汽油稅

      money the government adds to the price of gasoline

      The new gasoline tax will help pay for better roads.

    • a tank of gasoline

      一箱汽油；一桶箱的油量

      the amount of gasoline that fills a car's fuel tank

      One tank of gasoline can take us all the way to the beach.

    • fill up with gasoline / get gasoline

      加滿汽油；去加油

      to put gasoline into a car's tank until it is full or ready

      We need to fill up with gasoline before the long drive.

    • leaded gasoline

      含鉛汽油

      an older kind of gasoline that contained lead

      Leaded gasoline is no longer sold in many countries.

    意思相近

    petrolgasfuel

core核心畫面

Picture the clear, strong-smelling liquid running from the pump into a car's tank — the thing the engine burns to make the wheels turn. Gasoline is the American name for it; British English says petrol, and in everyday American speech it is nearly always to gas.

可以想成：加油槍流進油箱的那種透明、氣味很衝的液體——引擎燒的就是它，車子才動得起來。gasoline 是美式英文的說法；英式英文說 petrol，而美國人日常講話幾乎都縮成 gas。

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意思相近

petrolgasfuel

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gasolinenoun/ˈɡæs.ə.liːn/

  • 1

    A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.

    • You can't put gasoline in this car. This car takes diesel fuel.
    • […] naphtha of specific gravity exceeding eighty degrees […] and of the kind usually known as gasoline, shall be subject to a tax of five per centum ad valorem.
  • 2

    Any specific kind of this fuel.

    • He was trying to invent a cleaner-burning gasoline.
    • The refinery produces a wide range of gasolines.
  • 3

    slangMarijuana, especially very potent or of high quality.

  • 4

    slangAn alcoholic beverage made of vodka and energy drink.

gasolineadj/ˈɡæs.ə.liːn/

  • 1

    Made from or using gasoline.

    • If successful, Edison and Ford—in 1914—would move society away from the ever more expensive and then universally known killing hazards of gasoline cars: […] .

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