diesel
/ˈdiːzəl/noun
(亦作diesel engine)
1- an internal-combustion engine in which heat produced by the compression of air in the cylinder is used to ignite the fuel内燃机, 柴油机：
as modifier a diesel locomotive.柴油机车。
1.1
- mass noun a heavy petroleum fraction used as fuel in diesel engines柴油：
eleven litres of diesel.
11升柴油。
派生词
dieselize
（亦作-ise）verb词源
late 19th cent.: named after R. DIESEL.