oilpatch

词形变化

oilpatches 复数 oilpatches

别名

oil-patch oil patch

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A patch or puddle of oil.

    Near-synonyms: oil spot, oil slick

  2. 2.

    An oil and gas producing region; (metonymic) the oil and gas industry.

    非正式

    Like many men of that era and region, he wandered into the oilpatch and worked as a roustabout for a while.

词源

From oil + patch.

来源：wiktionary