| 词组 | oil |
| 释义 | oil /ɔɪl/ noun 1. the thick dark liquid from under the ground from which petrol is producedoil + nounsthe oil industry He works in the oil industry.an oil company Shell is one of the world’s biggest oil companies.an oil producer (=a country which produces oil) The United Arab Emirates is a major oil producer.oil production Global oil production may peak soon.the oil supply The organization controls one third of the world’s oil supply.an oil field (=an area of land or sea under which there is oil) A big new oil field has been discovered off the coast of South America.an oil well (=a hole that is dug in the ground so that oil can be taken out) Engineers began drilling oil wells in the desert.an oil refinery (=a place where oil is treated by an industrial process) The two companies will set up an oil refinery in China capable of producing over 70 million barrels of petrol a year.an oil tanker (=a large ship that carries oil) The Straits of Hormuz are used by oil tankers carrying oil from the Gulf.an oil slick (=a large area of oil on the surface of water) Strong winds helped to break up the 40-kilometre oil slick.an oil rig (=a structure on land or in the sea with equipment for taking out oil) The oil rig caught fire and thousands of tons of oil went into the Atlantic Ocean.an oil platform (=an oil rig in the sea) The workers are flown out to the oil platform on helicopters.an oil spill (=when oil accidentally comes out of a ship etc) The oil spill killed thousands of seabirds.an oil pipeline (=pipes carrying oil over long distances) They are planning to build an oil pipeline across Europe.verbsdiscover/find oil Oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia in 1938.explore for oil Can we explore for oil without damaging the environment?drill for oil They are planning to drill for oil off the coast.hit/strike oil (=find oil when you are digging for it) The engineers drilled down a few hundred metres until they hit oil.produce oil The US does not produce enough oil to meet its own needs.extract oil formal (=take oil out of an area) This new technology will enable them to extract more oil from existing oil fields.adjectivescrude oil (=oil in its natural state) The price of crude oil has been falling.refined oil (=oil that has been treated by an industrial process) They had exported refined oil.offshore oil (=found under the sea, not far from the coast) The company has the technical capabilities to produce offshore oil.heavy/light oil The oil corporation announced the discovery of another field of light oil.phrasesa barrel of oil The country produces 535,000 barrels of oil a day.2. a liquid made from plants that is used in cookingverbsfry sth in oil Fry the onions in oil until they are golden.coat sth in/with oil The vegetables should be coated evenly with oil.drizzle sth with oil (=pour a little oil over it) Drizzle the fish with olive oil.nouns + oilvegetable/olive/sunflower etc oil I usually use vegetable oil instead of butter.cooking oil She bought a litre of cooking oil. |
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