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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。
煤油
kerosenes — plural of kerosene
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
煤油
A thin, flammable petroleum-based fuel used especially in jet engines, lamps, and heaters.
The old stove runs on kerosene.
这个旧炉子靠煤油运行。
煤油(一种石油基燃料,用于喷气发动机、取暖和照明)
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.
用于灯具和加热器的易燃烃油
a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
In rural areas, some families still use kerosene lamps for lighting.
在农村地区，一些家庭仍然使用煤油灯照明。
He filled the heater with kerosene to warm the cabin during the winter.
他给取暖器加满煤油，以便在冬天温暖小屋。
Kerosene is a common fuel for portable stoves in camping.
煤油是露营便携炉灶的常用燃料。
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 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 sth for sth/doing sth 表示“把某物用于某用途”。
Some rural households still use kerosene for heating.
一些农村家庭仍用煤油取暖。
Not this
I bought a kerosene for the lamp.
Use this
I bought kerosene for the lamp.
煤油(kerosene)在泛指燃料时是不可数名词，不能用不定冠词a直接修饰；表示数量时可用some kerosene或a bottle/container of kerosene。改正后删去a即可。
Not this
Kerosene is used as heating in many homes.
Use this
Kerosene is used for heating in many homes.
表示“用于……”时，英语搭配为be used for + 名词/动名词，而be used as + 角色/身份。“取暖”是用途而非角色，所以应说for heating。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
煤油炉
She cooked breakfast on a small kerosene stove.
她在一台小煤油炉上做早餐。
煤油燃料
The village stores kerosene fuel for the generators.
村里为发电机储备煤油燃料。
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。
我在烧你的煤油。
From Miranda Lambert's country song 'Kerosene' (2005), a revenge anthem in which the singer tells an unfaithful lover that she is ready to burn everything down.
出自米兰达·兰伯特2005年的乡村歌曲《Kerosene》（煤油），这首复仇歌曲中，歌手告诉不忠的爱人，她已经准备好烧毁一切。
煤油，煤油，这是保持洁净的唯一方法。
From Big Black's influential punk song 'Kerosene', from the 1986 album Atomizer, which uses the fuel as a metaphor for violent purification.
出自Big Black乐队颇具影响力的朋克歌曲《Kerosene》，收录于1986年专辑《Atomizer》，这首歌将煤油用作暴力净化的隐喻。
Use kerosenes naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
不可数名词，没有复数形式，不能与不定冠词连用。
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