fill up with petrol
I need to fill up with petrol before the trip.
出发前我需要加满汽油。
汽油
汽油；[经] 汽油；挥发油；石油
a liquid fuel obtained from petroleum, used mainly in internal-combustion engines
汽油；[经] 汽油
n a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
We ran out of petrol on the motorway and had to call for help.
我们在高速公路上没油了，只好打电话求助。
用法提示：此处 petrol 为不可数名词，表示‘汽油’燃料。
The price of petrol has gone up again this month.
这个月汽油价格又上涨了。
用法提示：petrol 在句中作介词 of 的宾语，指‘汽油’这种燃料。
My brother works at a petrol station near our school.
我哥哥在我们学校附近的加油站工作。
用法提示：petrol 作名词，修饰 station，构成‘加油站’。
I need to fill up with petrol before the trip.
出发前我需要加满汽油。
You can buy snacks at a petrol station.
你可以在加油站买零食。
This car runs on petrol.
这辆车使用汽油。
美式英语中常用gasoline，英式英语用petrol。
gas为口语化缩写，常见于北美，正式场合慎用。同时gas也指气体。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need to buy some gas for my car.
正确表达I need to buy some petrol for my car.
在英式英语中，汽车燃料是 petrol，而 gas 是美式英语用法。中国学习者容易混淆英美词汇。
grammar · medium
易错句子There is a petrol on the floor.
正确表达There is petrol on the floor.
petrol 是不可数名词，不能与不定冠词 a 连用。应直接使用 petrol 表示汽油。
petrol 是英式英语，gasoline 是美式英语，两者含义相同。
petrol 是汽油，diesel 是柴油，用于不同的发动机。
petrol 是汽油，是石油的提炼产物，petroleum 是原油。
加油站
I need to stop at a petrol station to fill up the tank.
我需要去加油站加满油箱。
汽油发动机
Cars with petrol engines are becoming less common.
使用汽油发动机的汽车越来越少见。
汽油泵
The price on the petrol pump has gone up again.
汽油泵上的价格又涨了。
无铅汽油
Most modern cars run on unleaded petrol.
大多数现代汽车使用无铅汽油。
油箱
He accidentally punctured the petrol tank.
他意外地刺穿了油箱。
汽油用完了
We ran out of petrol on the highway.
我们在高速公路上把汽油用完了。
火上浇油
His angry words only poured petrol on the fire.
他愤怒的话语无异于火上浇油。
汽车迷
My brother is a petrol head; he spends all his money on car modifications.
我哥哥是个汽车迷，他把所有的钱都花在汽车改装上。
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