| 单词 | kerosene |
| 释义 | Related topics: Powerker·o·sene, kerosine /ˈkerəsiːn/ noun [uncountable] especially American English, AusE TPa clear oil that is burnt to provide heat or light 煤油 SYN British English paraffin a kerosene lamp 煤油灯Examples from the Corpuskerosene• Further cuts in government subsidies on petrol, diesel, kerosene and fertilizer were announced.• In 1981 the government had to resort to crash purchases of kerosene to meet shortages.• The brilliant yellow stain of kerosene light spilled itself out on the snow.• In her dark cellar kitchen she showed me how to lay the kindling and pour kerosene to fire her wood-burning stove.• The room was lit by a single kerosene hurricane lamp in the center of the table and a few candles.• Our nostrils smelled wet grass, human sweat, kerosene, incense, charred flesh.• The engines of the Atlas burned a modified aviation fuel, similar to kerosene, with liquid oxygen.• In towns, kerosene is the main fuel for cooking.Origin kerosene (1800-1900) Greek keros “wax” + English -ene “chemical compound”ker·o·sene nounChineseSyllable burnt provide or light to oil that is clear a Corpus heat |
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