petrol

noun

1. 汽油
   a liquid obtained from petroleum , used as fuel in car engines, etc.
   1. to fill a car up with petrol
      给汽车油箱装满汽油
   2. to run out of petrol
      用光汽油
   3. the petrol tank of a car
      汽车的油箱
   4. an increase in petrol prices
      汽油价格的上涨
   5. leaded/unleaded petrol
      含铅 / 无铅汽油

1. 汽油
   Petrol is a liquid which is used as a fuel for motor vehicles.

in AM, use 美国英语用 gas, gasoline

1. The crowds became violent and threw petrol bombs at the police
   人群变得狂暴起来，并向警察投掷汽油弹。
2. Manufacturers are working with new fuels to find one that burns more cleanly than petrol.
   制造商们正在研制新型燃料，以找到一种比汽油更清洁的燃料。
3. The raw material for the tyre is a by-product of petrol refining.
   制造轮胎的原材料是提炼汽油时产生的一种副产品。
4. They chip in for the petrol and food
   他们凑钱买汽油和食物。
5. The price of petrol is coming down by four pence a gallon.
   汽油的价格每加仑降了4便士。
6. Many cars run on petrol which contains lead.
   很多车使用含铅汽油。
7. The crowd threw petrol bombs at the police, who responded by donning riot gear.
   人群向警察扔汽油弹，警察则穿上了防暴衣。
8. They hurled abuse at their victim as they doused him with petrol.
   他们一边大声辱骂这名受害者一边将汽油淋在他身上。
9. Every eventuality is covered, from running out of petrol to needing water.
   从汽油耗尽到用水紧缺，所有可能发生的事情都考虑到了。
10. A car will come to a grinding halt if you put water in the petrol tank.
    如果把水灌进油箱，汽车会猛然间停下来。
11. The riot police were met with a hail of stones and petrol bombs.
    防暴警察遭到一阵密集的石块和汽油弹的袭击。
12. The Prime Minister yesterday ruled out Government action to hold down petrol prices
    首相昨天表示政府不会采取行动抑制汽油价格上涨。
13. A thief ran off with hundreds of pounds yesterday after holding up a petrol station.
    一名窃贼昨天持械抢劫一家加油站后带着数百英镑逃跑了。
14. Japanese refiners stopped producing leaded petrol in December 1987.
    日本的炼油厂于1987年12月停止生产含铅汽油。
15. The economic affairs minister announced limits on petrol sales.
    经济部长宣布了对石油销售的限制。
16. Bear in mind that petrol stations are scarce in the more remote areas
    要牢记一点：在比较偏远的地方加油站很少见。
17. The company's latest newcomer is a 4 x 4 estate with a 2.2 litre petrol engine.
    公司最近新到了一辆有2.2升汽油发动机的4x4客货两用车。
18. Your engine can run happily on 76 octane petrol.
    你的发动机很适合烧76号辛烷汽油。
19. The system could be used to ensure that cars are converted to run on unleaded petrol.
    这一系统可以用来确保汽车得以改用无铅汽油。
20. The policy announcement caused panic buying of petrol.
    那则政策公告引发了汽油抢购风潮。
21. There are already long queues of vehicles at petrol pumps.
    加油泵边车辆已经排起了长队。
22. Motorists will be rationed to thirty litres of petrol a month
    汽车司机每月的油量将限定为30升。
23. Retreating soldiers were dousing homes and shops with petrol and setting them on fire.
    撤退的士兵把汽油浇到住宅和商店上，并放火焚烧。
24. She put diesel fuel, instead of petrol, into the tank causing the motor to seize up.
    她往油箱里加了些柴油而不是汽油，致使发动机发生故障。
25. Tell Mac to siphon petrol out of his wagon.
    让马克把他车里的汽油抽出来。
26. Legislation will require UK petrol companies to meet an EU specification for petrol.
    法规将要求英国的汽油公司必须达到欧盟对汽油的规格要求。
27. I first started cruising in yachts with temperamental petrol engines
    我刚开始驾驶游艇航行时，艇上的汽油发动机老出毛病。
28. There's no petrol, so it's very difficult to transport goods
    没有汽油，因此很难运输货物。

noun

1. a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum

   Synonym:    gasolinegasolenegas