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petrol

🇬🇧 UK/'petrәl/🇺🇸 US
IELTSA2

Definitions

n.

A refined petroleum fuel used in internal combustion engines; gasoline (British English).

汽油(英式英语)

v.

To fill or supply a vehicle with petrol.

给(车辆)加油

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
petrrock, stone
+
oloil
=petrol

Common Collocations

  • 1.petrol price汽油价格
  • 2.petrol station加油站
  • 3.petrol tank油箱

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The car's petrol tank was nearly empty.

  • 2.

    Petrol prices have increased significantly this year.

  • 3.

    She filled up with petrol before the long journey.

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