Word · Frequency #3100
petrol
汽油
核心释义
a liquid fuel obtained from petroleum, used mainly in internal-combustion engines
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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
汽油；[经] 汽油；挥发油；石油
用法In use
We ran out of petrol on the motorway and had to call for help.
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.
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.
用法提示：petrol 作名词，修饰 station，构成‘加油站’。
fill up with petrol
I need to fill up with petrol before the trip.
出发前我需要加满汽油。
at a petrol station
You can buy snacks at a petrol station.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- petrol station
- 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。
- petrol engine
- 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。
- petrol pump
- 汽油泵
- The price on the petrol pump has gone up again.汽油泵上的价格又涨了。
- unleaded petrol
- 无铅汽油
- Most modern cars run on unleaded petrol.大多数现代汽车使用无铅汽油。
- petrol tank
- 油箱
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Petrol = pet (宠物) + roll (滚动)，给车加汽油让它滚动起来。
语境与语域Context & Register
register: neutral; typical contexts: petrol station, fueling car, automotive contexts; note_zh: 通常用于英式英语指汽油，中性语境，常见于日常交通话题。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words share the exact rhyme of 'petrol' (/ˈpetrəl/). Words like 'petal', 'metal', and 'pedal' have the same stressed vowel /e/ but end in /tl/ rather than /rəl/. 'Patrol', 'control', and 'trolley' share the spelling chunk '-trol', but their pronunciations differ: 'patrol' and 'control' have a long /oʊ/ and stress on the second syllable, while 'trolley' has /ɑ/ and first-syllable stress.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.