gasoline


n. 汽油

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gasoline (n.)
"lightest volatile liquid obtained from distillation of petroleum," 1864 (alternative spelling gasolene is from 1865), from gas (n.) + -ol (probably here representing Latin oleum "oil") + chemical suffix -ine (2). Shortened form gas was in common use in U.S. by 1897. Gas station as a fuel filling station for automobiles recorded by 1924.

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1. Unleaded gasoline rose more than a penny a gallon.
无铅汽油每加仑涨了1分多。
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2. Certain truck gasoline tanks can rupture and burn in a collision.
某些卡车的油箱在碰撞时可能发生爆裂并起火。
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3. What happens when food and gasoline supplies run low?
如果食物和汽油供应减少,会出现什么情况呢?
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4. I fill up the tank with gasoline about once a week.
大约每个星期我加满一箱汽油。
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5. I siphoned the gasoline out of the car into a can.
我用虹吸管把汽车里的汽油抽到桶里。
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