frack
verb/fræk/
/fræk/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they frack | /fræk/ /fræk/ |
| he / she / it fracks | /fræks/ /fræks/ |
| past simple fracked | /frækt/ /frækt/ |
| past participle fracked | /frækt/ /frækt/ |
| -ing form fracking | /ˈfrækɪŋ/ /ˈfrækɪŋ/ |
- to force liquid at high pressure into rocks, deep holes in the ground, etc. in order to force open existing cracks (= narrow openings) and take out oil or gas
压裂：将高压液体压入岩石，地面深孔等，以迫使打开现有的裂缝并清除油或气的压裂（用于某些东西） - frack (for something) They have been fracking for oil in South Dakota since the fifties.
自 20 世纪 50 年代以来，他们一直在南达科他州用水力压裂法开采石油。 - frack something Thousands of wells have been drilled and fracked in recent years.
近年来，已经钻探和压裂了数千口井。 - frack something for something Some of the land is now being fracked for oil.
一些土地现在正在进行水力压裂开采石油。
- frack (for something) They have been fracking for oil in South Dakota since the fifties.