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IELTS BNC: 906 COCA: 546

oil

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Related topics: Gas, coal, oil, Industry, Cooking, Hair & beauty
oil1 /ɔɪl/ ●●● S2 W1 noun  
1  natural substance under the ground 地下的天然物质 [uncountableU]TPGTI the thick dark liquid from under the ground from which petrol is produced 石油；原油 → crude
 a rise in the price of oil
石油价格的上涨
 the importance of protecting our oil supplies
保护我们石油供应的重要性
 an oil refinery (=factory where oil is made purer)
炼油厂
2  fuel 燃料 [uncountableU]TPGTI a smooth thick liquid that is used to make machines run easily or is burned to produce heat 润滑油；燃油
 Check the oil level in your car every week.
每周都要检查一下汽车的机油量。
 The heating system runs on oil.
供暖系统使用燃油。
3  vinegar.jpg liquid from plants 取自植物的液体 [countableC, uncountableU]DFCDCB a smooth thick liquid made from plants or some animals, used especially in cooking or for making beauty products 〔尤用于烹调或生产美容用品的〕植物油，动物油
 cooking oil
食用油
olive/vegetable/sunflower etc oil
 coconut oil shampoo
椰子油洗发剂
 Fish oils are supposed to help relieve arthritis.
据说鱼油有助于缓解关节炎的症状。
→ castor oil, cod-liver oil, linseed oil
4  PAINT 油漆oils [plural]AVP paints that contain oil 油漆；油性涂料；油画颜料 SYN oil paints
in oils
 I usually paint in oils (=using oils).
我通常画油画。
Examples from the Corpus
in oils• I consider myself a cartoonist in oils.• Mostly I paint in oils.• The ambitious show includes paintings in oils and acrylics, and monotypes on paper.• It's absurd, these days, like submitting a portrait in oils with your passport application.• The first is a formal portrait in oils by Thomas King, completed sometime be-tween October 1765 and March 1766.• Oddly enough, however, ethanol is also soluble in oils and fats.• The copal was heat treated to make it soluble in oils and solvents.• This full-size version in oils was done by Leonardo's assistants in his studio around 1510.• She works in oils and, among other things, paints about a dozen portraits a year, charging £400 upwards.
→ burn the midnight oil at burn1(20), → pour oil on troubled waters at pour(8)
n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
discover/find oil
Oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia in 1938.
How does a company go about finding oil and getting it from the ground?
hit/strike oil (=to find oil when you are digging for it)
The engineers drilled down a few hundred metres until they hit oil.
The Ohio Oil Company struck oil on May 3rd.
drill for oil
Plans to drill for oil off the New South Wales coast have recently been revived.
produce oil (=to have natural areas of oil, and take it out of the ground)
The US does not produce enough oil to meet its own needs.
extract oil formal (=to take oil out of an area)
the difficult process of extracting the oil
adjectives
crude oil (=oil in its natural state)
the price of crude oil
refined oil (=oil that has been treated by an industrial process)
They had exported refined oil.
offshore oil (=found under the sea, not far from the coast)
The company has the technical capabilities to produce offshore oil.
heavy/light oil
2,000 barrels of heavy oil are produced a day.
The oil corporation announced the discovery of another field of light oil.
oil + NOUN
oil prices
The increase in oil prices has prompted warnings of a global recession.
the oil industry
He works in in the oil industry.
an oil company
YPF was the state oil company in Argentina.
an oil producer (=a country which produces oil)
The Soviet Union is the world's largest oil producer.
an oil refinery (=a place where oil is treated by an industrial process)
an oil refinery in Perth
oil production
a fall in US oil production
an oil spill (=situation in which oil comes out of a ship or other container into the sea)
a terrible oil spill near the Shetland Islands
an oil crisis (=situation in which there is not enough oil, and the price of oil is very high)
The world is facing an oil crisis.
an oil rig (=structure on land or in the sea with equipment for getting oil out of the ground)
an oil rig in the North Sea
Examples from the Corpus
oil• Oil prices have dropped significantly since May.• an oil-burning heating system• The hot oil from the vats goes to a copper cooler.• This level of imported oil could thus be displaced by the combined use of domestic gas and coal.• Known oil reserves are enough to last for 40 years, natural gas for over 65 years and coal for 250 years.• No major oil company has agreed yet to blend the product into its gasoline.• olive oil• First fry the chicken in a little peanut oil.• You really should get the oil in your car changed more regularly.• So, the star of the group was the oil division, which saw operating profit from continuing operations up 40%.• Meanwhile world oil demand is rising steadily at around 2 percent a year.
oil refinery• When oil was first imported this was the place chosen for an oil refinery.• Some years before lie had resigned from the forces for their sakes and was personnel manager of an oil refinery in Perth.• Her father was an oil refinery worker until she was nine.• The Amerada Hess Corporation oil refinery, with a capacity of 545,000 barrels per day, was also severely damaged.• The new facility abuts tract homes and a defunct oil refinery.• The plant will produce electrical power from oil refinery residues.• By June 29 a further solidarity strike had halted production at the country's only oil refinery.• Like many other West Lothian settlements, the village grew around a shale oil refinery.
olive/vegetable/sunflower etc oil• She wants to make her own flavored olive oil with garlic to use for cooking, salad dressings and such.• Salads, most of which are finished with good olive oil and balsamic vinegar, are well executed, too.• Add a little more olive oil if it is not supple enough.• Set on greased cookie sheet or pizza pan and brush on olive oil.• Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a small frying pan.• They discovered the olive oil we had left behind and they took all our olive oil machines.• With the fish in a large casserole, slowly add warm olive oil and garlic from one pot and cream from another.
Related topics: Daily life, Technology
oil2 verb [transitiveT]  
1  DTto put oil onto part of a machine or part of something that moves, to help it to move or work more smoothly 加油于…；给…加润滑油
 The bicycle chain needs oiling.
自行车链条需要上油了。
2  to put oil or cream onto your skin, for example to protect you from the sun 〔给皮肤〕涂油，抹油
 I asked Simon to oil my back for me.
我让西蒙帮我在背上抹油。
3. oil the wheels British EnglishBrEHELP to help something to be done in business or politics successfully and easily 使〔某事〕顺利进行
Examples from the Corpus
oil the wheels• Normally Paul would have been circulating with the best of them, oiling the wheels.• Credit was the solvent that oiled the wheels of many other retailers' businesses.• Gossiping, after all, is an important trade that oils the wheels of other people's industry.• A certain level of corruption is tolerated as part of the grease that oils the wheels of the republic.
Examples from the Corpus
oil• Then, the top of the urn gave way and unscrewed as if it had been oiled.• When he had finished he thanked her kindly and oiled himself thoroughly with his jewelled oil-can, to guard against mishap.• I need to oil the hinges on this door.• Credit was the solvent that oiled the wheels of many other retailers' businesses.• Back stage was like the Costa Brava: everyone oiling themselves and each other.• But once he gets his hands all oiled up, he's a whizz at refreshing your players' tired muscles.
Origin oil1
(1100-1200) Old French oile, from Latin oleum “olive oil”, from Greek elaia “olive”
oil1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1oil2 verb
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IELTS BNC: 906 COCA: 546
oil

noun¹

 1used as fuel/to make machines work smoothly燃料；潤滑油ADJECTIVE | ... OF OIL | VERB + OIL | OIL + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤heavy重油▸➤light輕油▸➤crude原油▸➤refined精煉油▸➤offshore近海石油▸➤mineral礦物油▸➤engine, fuel, heating, lubricating, motor機油；燃油；供暖用油；潤滑油➤linseed亞麻籽油▸➤paraffin (BrE) (usually just paraffin) (kerosene in NAmE) 石蠟油◇Use a rag soaked in paraffin oil.使用浸過石蠟油的抹布。... OF OIL➤barrel一桶油▸➤film一層油◇a rod coated with a film of oil塗了一層油的杆➤drop一滴油VERB + OIL➤extract, obtain, produce提煉油；產油▸➤drill for鑽井採油◇The company is drilling for oil in the North Sea.該公司正在北海鑽井開採石油。➤discover, find, strike發現／找到／挖掘到石油▸➤pump用泵抽吸油▸➤export, import出口／進口石油▸➤burn, use以油為燃料；使用油▸➤change, check (in a car, etc.轎車等) 更換／檢查油箱內的油▸➤soak sth in將某物浸在油中▸➤smell of有油的氣味◇The place smelled of oil.這兒有股油味。OIL + NOUN➤company, producer石油公司／生產商➤man (usually oilman) 石油商人➤baron, magnate, sheikh石油大王；石油大亨▸➤industry, production石油工業／生產▸➤drilling, exploration石油開採／勘探▸➤field, rig, well油田；石油鑽塔；油井▸➤pipeline輸油管道▸➤drum油桶▸➤tanker油輪▸➤refinery煉油廠▸➤prices, revenue油價；石油收入▸➤reserves, supplies石油儲備／供應▸➤slick, spill, spillage浮油；溢油◇a seven-mile-long oil slick off the Alaskan coast阿拉斯加海岸綿延 7 英里的海面浮油
oil

noun²

 2used in cooking食用油ADJECTIVE | VERB + OIL | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤cooking食用油▸➤hydrogenated, polyunsaturated氫化油；多不飽和油▸➤rancid變質的油▸➤coconut, canola, corn, groundnut (BrE) , olive, palm, peanut, rapeseed, sesame, soya bean, soybean, sunflower, vegetable椰子油；加拿大油菜籽油；玉米油；花生油；橄欖油；棕櫚油；菜籽油；芝麻油；豆油；葵花籽油；植物油◇a bottle of extra virgin olive oil一瓶特級初榨橄欖油➤salad色拉油VERB + OIL➤heat把油加熱▸➤cook sth in, fry sth in用油烹調⋯；在油中炸⋯▸➤drizzle, pour灑油；倒油◇Toast the bread, rub with garlic and drizzle over a little olive oil.烘烤麪包，塗上蒜蓉，再灑上一點兒橄欖油。PREPOSITION➤in oil用油◇Fry the potato in a little sunflower oil.用少許葵花籽油煎土豆。  ➡ topic at food
oil

noun³

 3used as a cosmetic/fragrance/medicine化妝品；香水；藥ADJECTIVE | VERB + OIL | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤aromatic, fragrant, scented芳香油▸➤essential香精油◇essential oils extracted from flowers從花中提煉的香精油➤natural天然精油▸➤body, hair潤膚油；髮油▸➤baby, bath嬰兒潤膚油；沐浴油▸➤aromatherapy, massage香薰油；按摩油➤cod liver, fish, omega-3魚肝油；魚油；富含奧米伽 -3 的油◇A daily dose of omega-3 fish oil will help children to concentrate better.每日攝入富含奧米伽 -3 的魚油，有助於兒童更好地集中注意力。➤castor, evening primrose, flaxseed, lavender, tea tree, etc.蓖麻油、月見草油、亞麻籽油、薰衣草油、茶樹油等VERB + OIL➤massage, rub用油揉擦／塗抹◇She rubbed a scented oil into her hair.她在頭髮上抹了一種芳香油。➤massage sth with, rub sth with用精油按摩⋯／塗抹⋯▸➤anoint sb/sth with塗精油於⋯◇The sick were anointed with oil.給病人敷了油。➤extract榨油PREPOSITION➤oil of⋯的油◇oil of rosemary迷迭香油
IELTS BNC: 906 COCA: 546
oil noun
⇨ oil (the oil industry) ⇨ fat (olive/sunflower oil)oil

noun

oil ♦︎ gas ♦︎ fuel ♦︎ coal ♦︎ petrol ♦︎ gasoline ♦︎ petroleum ♦︎ diesel ♦︎ fossil fuelThese are all words for substances that provide heat or light energy when they are burnt. 这些词均表示燃料。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆unleaded fuel / gas / petrol / gasoline◆sth runs on oil / gas / (a particular kind of) fuel / petrol / gasoline / diesel◆to fill the car up with gas / petrol / diesel◆to run out of oil / gas / fuel / petrol / diesel◆the oil / gas / fuel / coal / petroleum industry◆oil / gas / fuel / coal / petrol / gasoline / petroleum / diesel prices◆oil / gas / fuel / coal / petrol / gasoline / petroleum / diesel / fossil fuel consumption◆oil / gas / fuel / coal / petroleum / fossil fuel reserves◆an oil / a gas / a fuel / a petrol / a gasoline / a diesel tank ◆an oil / a gas / a fuel leak◆an oil / a gas / a petrol / a gasoline / a diesel engine◆an oil / a gas / a fuel / a petrol / a gasoline tanker◆gas / petrol / gasoline / diesel fumes■ oil [uncountable] a thick liquid mineral that is found in rock under the ground or the sea and is used to produce several useful substances, especially ones that can be burnt to produce heat energy. 石油；原油◆Several companies are drilling for oil in the region.数家公司正在该地区钻探石油。◆oil wells油井◆At the time, oil was trading at around $18 per barrel.当时石油的交易价格是每桶约18美元。ⓘ Crude oil (also crude) is oil in its natural state, before it has been treated with chemicals. However, it is usually called simply oil unless you want to emphasize that it has not yet been treated. * crude oil（亦作crude）指未经化学处理的原油；不过，crude oil通常仅称作oil，除非想强调尚未经处理这一状态。■ gas [uncountable] a particular type of gas or mixture of gases used as fuel for heating and cooking 气体燃料；煤气；天然气◆Much of Britain's energy is supplied by natural gas from the North Sea.英国能源供应相当一部分来自北海的天然气。◆All the apartments are fitted with gas central heating.所有公寓都安装了燃气中央供暖系统。ⓘ In American English gas is also the usual word for petrol / gasoline (see below). 在美式英语中，gas亦常指petrol/gasoline（见下面的分词条）◆He still had plenty of gas in the tank.他油箱里还有很多汽油。◆We need to find a gas station.我们需要找个加油站。 ■ fuel [uncountable, countable] any material that produces heat or power, usually when it is burnt 燃料◆Most of the houses are heated with solid fuel (= wood or coal).大多数房屋采用固体燃料取暖。◆Domestic fuel bills are set to rise again this winter.今年冬季家庭燃料费有可能又要上涨了。■ coal [uncountable] a hard black solid mineral that is found below the ground and burnt to produce heat 煤◆Put some more coal on the fire.往火里再加些煤。◆a lump of coal一块煤◆a coal mine煤矿■ petrol [uncountable] (BrE) a liquid used as fuel, for example in car engines.Petrol is obtained from crude oil (= oil from under the ground/sea). 汽油◆Does your car run on unleaded petrol?你的汽车用的是无铅汽油吗？ⓘ In American English this is called gas or gasoline. 在美式英语中，汽油称作gas或gasoline。■ gasoline ˈgæsəliːn [uncountable] (NAmE, rather formal) petrol 汽油◆They bought a ten-gallon can of gasoline.他们买了一罐十加仑装的汽油。ⓘ In most spoken and written American English, gas is used instead of gasoline. 在美式英语口语和书面语中，大多用gas代替gasoline。■ petroleum pəˈtrəʊliəm; NAmE pəˈtroʊliəm [uncountable] crude oil (= mineral oil that is found under the ground or the sea and is used to produce petrol, diesel, etc.) 石油；原油◆The government suspended its supplies of petroleum to the country as a result of the crisis.受危机的影响，政府暂停了对那个国家的石油供应。■ diesel ˈdiːzl a type of heavy oil used as a fuel instead of petrol, for example in buses and some cars 柴油◆The diesel engine burns its fuel much more efficiently.柴油发动机能更有效地利用燃料。■ ˈfossil fuel [countable, uncountable] a fuel such as coal, oil or natural gas, that was formed over millions of years from the remains of animals or plants 化石燃料；矿物燃料◆Carbon dioxide is produced in huge amounts when fossil fuels are burnt.化石燃料燃烧时会产生大量二氧化碳。
IELTS BNC: 906 COCA: 546

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