petroleum 英 [pəˈtrəʊliəm]   美 [pəˈtroʊliəm]

petroleum

petroleum  英 [pəˈtrəʊliəm] 美 [pəˈtroʊliəm]

n. 石油 

名词复数:petroleums 

We ought to and can produce more petroleum. 我们应该并且能够生产更多的石油。
Air photos are widely used in the search for petroleum.  航空象片广泛地应用在石油普查方面.

  • Petroleum is oil — a fossil fuel that powers many vehicles and other machinery.
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  • n. 石油
  • 1. We ought to and can produce more petroleum.

    我们应该并且能够生产更多的石油。

  • 2. Air photos are widely used in the search for petroleum.

    航空象片广泛地应用在石油普查方面.

  • petroleum (n.) early 15c. "petroleum, rock oil" (mid-14c. in Anglo-French), from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin petra "rock" (see petrous) + oleum "oil" (see oil (n.)).
pet·rol·eum / pəˈtrəʊliəm ; NAmE pəˈtroʊliəm / noun [uncountable ] mineral oil that is found under the ground or the sea and is used to produce petrol/gas, paraffin, dieseloil, etc. 石油;原油 petroleum petroleums pet·rol·eum / pəˈtrəʊliəm ; NAmE pəˈtroʊliəm /
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