kerosene

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n. 煤油, 火油, 灯油 [化] 煤油

发音

其它 /ˈkɛɹəsiːn/

词形变化

kerosenes 复数 kerosenes

别名

kerosine

教材释义与例句

名词

煤油，火油

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/petrol or naphtha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.

    煤油

    火油

    灯油

    火水

    可数 不可数

    The kerosene lasted all winter, so the furnace kept us always warm.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

coal oil kerosine lamp-oil

上位词 2

fuel hydrocarbon

下位词 2

paraffin paraffin oil

相关短语

power kerosene [化] 动力煤油

词源

From Ancient Greek κηρός (kērós, “wax”) + -ene; a name trademarked in 1854.

来源：wiktionary