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kerosene
煤油
A thin, flammable petroleum-based fuel used especially in jet engines, lamps, and heaters.
- 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(一种石油基燃料,用于喷气发动机、取暖和照明)
- 2.
a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
用于灯具和加热器的易燃烃油
煤油(一种石油基燃料,用于喷气发动机、取暖和照明);用于灯具和加热器的易燃烃油;火油;灯油;[化] 煤油
In use
In rural areas, some families still use kerosene lamps for lighting.
He filled the heater with kerosene to warm the cabin during the winter.
Kerosene is a common fuel for portable stoves in camping.
run on kerosene
run on + 燃料表示“以……为燃料”。
The old stove runs on kerosene.
这个旧炉子靠煤油运行。
kerosene + noun
kerosene 可直接作定语修饰名词,如 lamp、heater。注意此类复合词常不连写。
They lit a kerosene lamp during the blackout.
停电期间他们点了一盏煤油灯。
use kerosene for sth
use sth for sth/doing sth 表示“把某物用于某用途”。
Connections
Collocations
- kerosene lamp
- 煤油灯
- The old house was lit by a kerosene lamp.那栋老房子靠一盏煤油灯照明。
- kerosene heater
- 煤油取暖器
- They used a kerosene heater to keep the cabin warm.他们用煤油取暖器给小屋保暖。
- kerosene stove
- 煤油炉
- She cooked breakfast on a small kerosene stove.她在一台小煤油炉上做早餐。
- kerosene fuel
- 煤油燃料
- The village stores kerosene fuel for the generators.村里为发电机储备煤油燃料。
- burn kerosene
- 烧煤油;以煤油为燃料
- These lanterns burn kerosene, not electricity.这些灯笼烧煤油,不用电。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法:旧时用煤油灯照明,'kero'听似'care'(小心),'sene'听似'seen'(看见)——小心火烛,方可见光明。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:航空燃料与工业说明、家庭取暖和照明日常交流 通常指煤油,多用于正式或技术性文本,也常见于日常取暖、照明的交流中;属于中性常用词,没有明显的口语或书面语限制。
Grammar Note
不可数名词,没有复数形式,不能与不定冠词连用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音以所给权威音标 /ˈkɛrəˌsin/ 为准:词尾 /sɪn/ 与 sin、grin、tin、begin 等 /ɪn/ 韵脚相同。注意拼写上以 -ene 结尾的常用词 scene /siːn/、serene /səˈriːn/ 读作 /iːn/,与 kerosene 的 /sɪn/ 并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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