gas
noun/ɡæs/
/ɡæs/
(plural gases, less frequent gasses)
Idioms - [countable, uncountable] any substance like air that is neither a solid nor a liquid, for example hydrogen or oxygen
气体 - Air is a mixture of gases.
空气为混合气体。 - Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas.
一氧化碳是一种有毒气体。
Extra ExamplesTopics Physics and chemistrya2- It gives off a poisonous gas as it decomposes.
它分解时释放出一种有毒气体。 - Noxious gases had built up in the sewer.
下水道里的有害气体越积越多。 - Toxic gases can escape through one of the pipes.
有毒气体有可能通过其中一条管道泄漏。 - Producing methane gas from organic waste is another extremely practical use of resources.
利用有机废物生产沼气是另一种极为切实可行的利用资源的方法。 - CFC gases
氟氯化碳气体
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deadly
- noxious
- poisonous
- …
- emit
- give off
- produce
- …
- build up
- leak
- emissions
- chamber
- …
- Air is a mixture of gases.
- [uncountable] a particular type of gas or mixture of gases used as fuel for heating and cooking
气体燃料；煤气；天然气 - fossil fuels like oil and gas
石油和天然气等化石燃料 - Can you smell gas?
你能闻到煤气味吗？ - a gas cooker/stove/fire
煤气灶／炉／取暖器 - gas central heating
燃气中央供暖系统 - a gas leak/explosion
煤气泄漏／爆炸 - plans to build a new gas pipeline
新建一条天然气管道的计划 - Gas prices have risen sharply.
天然气价格急剧上涨。 - The country has huge gas reserves.
该国拥有巨大的天然气储量。 - a gas canister/cylinder (= for storing gas)
气罐/气瓶（= 用于储存气体） - (British English) Preheat the oven to gas mark 5 (= a particular temperature of a gas oven).
把烤炉预热至 5 挡。
Extra ExamplesTopics The environmenta2- Chinese gas reserves are now being tapped.
中国正在开发天然气储备。 - I lit the gas and put the soup on to warm.
我打开煤气灶把汤放在上面加热。 - I prefer to cook with gas.
我喜欢用煤气做饭。 - Local gas works were closed as natural gas became available.
随 天然气的使用，当地的煤气厂都关闭了。 - tapping the North Sea gas fields
开发北海石油气田 - The explosion was caused by a gas leak.
爆炸是由煤气泄漏引起的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- butane
- coal
- natural
- …
- cook with
- light
- turn on
- …
- appliance
- boiler
- central heating
- …
- gas mark 2, 3, etc.
- fossil fuels like oil and gas
- [uncountable] a particular type of gas used during a medical operation, to make the patient unconscious or to make the pain less
（外科手术用）麻醉气 - an anaesthetic gas
麻醉气体 - Did you have gas or an injection?
你是用的麻醉气还是打的麻醉针？ - During the birth she was given gas and air.
她分娩时医生给她吸了麻醉混合气体。
- an anaesthetic gas
- [uncountable] a particular type of gas used in war to kill or injure people, or used by the police to control people
（战争用）毒气；（警察用）瓦斯 - a gas attack
毒气攻击
- a gas attack
- (also gasoline)(both North American English)(British English petrol)[uncountable] a liquid obtained from petroleum, used as fuel in car engines, etc.
汽油 - to run out of gas
汽油用完了 - I still had plenty of gas in the tank.
我的油箱里还有足够的汽油。 - He supported himself with a night job pumping gas.
他靠一份夜间抽气的工作养活自己。 - a gas pump
汽油泵 - to fill up the gas tank
加满油箱
Oxford Collocations Dictionarygas + noun- pedal
- station
- to run out of gas
- the gas[singular](also gas pedal [countable] (both especially North American English))(also accelerator [countable] British and North American English)the pedal in a car or other vehicle that you press with your foot to control the speed of the engine
（汽车等的）油门踏板，加速装置 - Step on the gas, we're late.
踩油门开快点，我们要迟到了。
- Step on the gas, we're late.
- [singular] (especially North American English) a person or an event that is fun
有趣的人（或事物） - The party was a real gas.
这次聚会真有趣。
- The party was a real gas.
- (North American English) (British English wind)[uncountable] air that you swallow with food or drink; gas that is produced in your stomach or intestines that makes you feel uncomfortable
（随食物或饮料）吞下的气；胃气；肠气
not solid/liquid
in vehicle
fun
in stomach
Word Originmid 17th cent.: invented by J. B. van Helmont (1577–1644), Belgian chemist, to denote an occult principle which he believed to exist in all matter; suggested by Greek khaos ‘chaos’, with Dutch g representing Greek kh.
Idioms
be cooking with gas
- (informal) to be doing something very well and successfully
如火如荼地进行；做得起劲