oil
noun/ɔɪl/
/ɔɪl/
Idioms - [uncountable] a thick liquid that is found in rock underground
石油；原油 - Several companies are drilling for oil in the region.
数家公司正在该地区钻探石油。 - The price of crude oil has more than doubled.
原油价格上涨了一倍多。 - rising world oil prices
不断上涨的世界石油价格 - an oil spill
石油泄漏 - The country is rich in oil reserves.
该国石油储量丰富。 - oil and gas drilling/exploration
石油和天然气钻探/勘探 - oil refineries/pipelines
炼油厂/管道 - oil companies
石油公司 - the oil industry
石油工业 - The well produced oil at a rate of 2 000 barrels of oil a day.
该井的产量为每天 2000 桶石油。
Wordfinder- energy
- fossil fuel
- fracking
- fuel
- hydroelectric
- nuclear
- oil
- power station
- solar
- wind farm
Extra ExamplesTopics The environmenta2- At the time, oil was trading at around $18 per barrel.
当时石油的交易价格是每桶约18美元。 - The national economy is sustained by high oil revenues.
国民经济靠高石油收入维持。 - Five companies account for about 70 per cent of the country's oil production.
五家公司约占该国石油产量的70%。 - With a finite oil supply and ever-increasing demand, it's inevitable that oil will become more expensive.
由于石油供应有限，需求不断增加，石油价格上涨不可避免。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- light
- crude
- …
- barrel
- film
- drop
- …
- extract
- obtain
- produce
- …
- company
- producer
- man
- …
- Several companies are drilling for oil in the region.
- [uncountable] a form of petroleum that is used as fuel and to make parts of machines move smoothly
燃油；润滑油 - fuel oil
燃料油 - engine oil
发动机油 - an oil lamp/heater
油灯；用燃油的暖气机 - Put some oil in the car.
给汽车加点润滑油。 - Most people think about energy only when gas prices increase or when heating oil is in short supply.
大多数人只有在天然气价格上涨或取暖油供应短缺时才会考虑能源。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- light
- crude
- …
- barrel
- film
- drop
- …
- extract
- obtain
- produce
- …
- company
- producer
- man
- …
- fuel oil
- [uncountable, countable] a smooth thick liquid that is made from plants or animals and is used in cooking
食用油 - Fry the potato in a little sunflower oil.
用少许葵花籽油煎土豆。 - palm/coconut/sesame oil
棕榈油/椰子油/芝麻油 - Heat the frying pan and add cooking oil.
加热煎锅并加入食用油。 - Heat the oil gently and brown the mince.
轻轻加热油，将肉末煎成棕色。 - Vegetable oils are better for you than animal fats.
植物油比动物脂肪更适合您。
Extra ExamplesTopics Fooda2- A daily dose of omega-3 fish oil will help children to concentrate better.
每日摄入富含奥米伽 -3 的鱼油，有助于儿童更好地集中注意力。 - a bottle of extra virgin olive oil
一瓶特级初榨橄榄油 - The traditional salad dressing is made of oil and vinegar.
传统的沙拉酱是用油和醋制成的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cooking
- hydrogenated
- polyunsaturated
- …
- heat
- cook something in
- fry something in
- …
- in oil
- Fry the potato in a little sunflower oil.
- [uncountable, countable] a smooth thick liquid that is made from plants, minerals, etc. and is used on the skin or hair
防护油；润肤油；护发油 - lavender bath oil
薰衣草沐浴油 - suntan oil
防晒油
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearancea2- She rubbed a scented oil into her hair.
她在头发上抹了一种芳香油。 - The sick were anointed with oil.
给病人敷了油。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- aromatic
- fragrant
- scented
- …
- massage
- rub
- massage something with
- …
- oil of
- lavender bath oil
- [uncountable] (also oils [plural])coloured paint containing oil used by artists
（绘画用）油彩 - ‘Four Women on a Bench’, oil on canvas, 1991
《长凳上的四个女人》，布面油画，作于1991年 - in oil a painting done in oils
一幅油画 - landscapes in oil
风景油画
Collocations Fine artsFine artsCreating artsee also oil paintTopics Artc1- make a work of art/a drawing/a sketch/a sculpture/a statue/engravings/etchings/prints
- do an oil painting/a self-portrait/a line drawing/a rough sketch
- create a work of art/an artwork/paintings and sculptures
- produce paintings/portraits/oil sketches/his most celebrated work/a series of prints
- paint a picture/landscape/portrait/mural/in oils/in watercolours/(US English) in watercolors/on canvas
- draw a picture/a portrait/a cartoon/a sketch/a line/a figure/the human form/in charcoal/in ink
- sketch a preliminary drawing/a figure/a shape
- carve a figure/an image/a sculpture/an altarpiece/reliefs/a block of wood
- sculpt a portrait bust/a statue/an abstract figure
- etch a line/a pattern/a design/a name into the glass
- mix colours/(US English) colors/pigments/paints
- add/apply thin/thick layers of paint/colour/(US English) color/pigment
- use oil pastels/charcoal/acrylic paint/a can of spray paint
- work in bronze/ceramics/stone/oils/pastels/watercolour/a wide variety of media
- paint/depict a female figure/a biblical scene/a pastoral landscape/a domestic interior
- depict/illustrate a traditional/mythological/historical/religious theme
- create an abstract composition/a richly textured surface/a distorted perspective
- paint dark/rich/skin/flesh tones
- use broad brush strokes/loose brushwork/vibrant colours/a limited palette/simple geometric forms
- develop/adopt/paint in a stylized manner/an abstract style
- commission an altarpiece/a bronze bust of somebody/a portrait/a religious work/an artist to paint something
- frame a painting/portrait
- hang art/a picture/a painting
- display/exhibit modern art/somebody’s work/a collection/original artwork/drawings/sculptures/a piece/a painting
- be displayed/hung in a gallery/museum
- install/place a sculpture in/at/on something
- erect/unveil a bronze/marble/life-size statue
- hold/host/mount/open/curate/see an exhibition (especially British English)/(North American English usually) an exhibit
- be/go on (British English) exhibition/(North American English) exhibit
- feature/promote/showcase a conceptual artist/contemporary works
- collect African art/modern British paintings/Japanese prints
- restore/preserve a fresco/great works of art
- ‘Four Women on a Bench’, oil on canvas, 1991
- (also oil painting)[countable] a picture painted in oil paint
油画 - Among the more important Turner oils was ‘Venus and Adonis’.
《维纳斯和阿多尼斯》是透纳比较重要的油画作品之一。
see also oily, castor oil, cod liver oil, linseed oil, snake oil - Among the more important Turner oils was ‘Venus and Adonis’.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Northern French olie, Old French oile, from Latin oleum ‘(olive) oil’; compare with olea ‘olive’.
Idioms
burn the midnight oil
- to study or work until late at night
挑灯夜战；熬夜
pour oil on troubled water(s)
- to try to settle an argument
调解争端；排解纠纷