| 释义 |
oil/ɔil/ n. & v.●n. 1 any of various thick, viscous, usu. inflammable liquids insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents (see also 另见 ESSENTIAL OIL, FIXED OIL, MINERAL OIL) 油(通常可燃液体) 2 petroleum 石油 3 (in comb. 用于复合词) using oil as fuel 燃料油 oil-heater (燃)油加热器 4a (usu. in pl. 通常用复数) = OIL PAINT b colloq. a picture painted in oil paints [口]油画 5 (in pl. 用复数) = OILSKIN ●v. 1 tr. apply oil to; lubricate 加油；给…加润滑油 2 tr. impregnate or treat with oil 使浸透油；用油处理 oiled silk 油绸 3 tr. & intr. supply with or take on oil as fuel 供油；以油做燃料 4 tr. & intr. make (butter, grease, etc.) into or (of butter etc.) become an oily liquid 把(黄油、油脂等)融成液态的油；(黄油等)融化 □ oil a person's hand (or palm) bribe a person 贿赂某人 □ oil the wheels help make things go smoothly 使顺利进行 □ oilless adj.[Middle English oli, oile via Anglo-French, Old Norman French olie, Old French oile from Latin oleum ‘(olive) oil’, from olea ‘olive’] |