[N-MASS 物质名词]石油；燃料油；润滑油Oil is a smooth, thick liquid that is used as a fuel and for making the parts of machines move smoothly. Oil is found underground.
The company buys and sells about 600,000 barrels of oil a day.
该公司每天买卖约60万桶石油。
...the rapid rise in prices for oil and petrol.
石油与汽油价格的急剧上涨
...a small oil lamp.
一盏小油灯
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[VERB 动词]给…加润滑油；给…上油 If you oil something, you put oil onto or into it, for example to make it work smoothly or to protect it.
[V n]
A crew of assistants oiled and adjusted the release mechanism until it worked perfectly...
一班助手给排放装置加润滑油并作调试，直到其达至理想工作状态。
The leather may need to be oiled every two to three weeks in order to retain its suppleness.
为了保持皮革的柔韧性，可能两三周就要上一次油。
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[N-MASS 物质名词]食用油；植物油Oil is a smooth, thick liquid made from plants and is often used for cooking.
[usu n N]
Combine the beans, chopped mint and olive oil in a large bowl...
将菜豆、切碎的薄荷和橄榄油放在大碗里搅拌。
Drop the slices into the oil and fry until golden brown.
将切片倒进油里，煎至金棕色。
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[N-MASS 物质名词]润肤油；沐浴油Oil is a smooth, thick liquid, often with a pleasant smell, that you rub into your skin or add to your bath.
[usu supp N]
Try a hot bath with some relaxing bath oil...
用舒缓沐浴油洗个热水澡吧。
My sister smeared herself with suntan oil and slept by the swimming pool all day.
我姐姐抹了些防晒油，一整天睡在游泳池边。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]同 oil paintingOils are oil paintings .
[usu pl]
Her colourful oils and works on paper have a naive, dreamlike quality.
她那些色彩斑斓的油画与纸上作品给人一种天真、梦幻般的感觉。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]油彩；油画颜料 When an artist paints in oils, he or she uses oil paints.
When she paints in oils she always uses the same range of colours.
她创作油画时总是使用同一组色彩。
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See also:
castor oil
；
crude oil
；
olive oil
；
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[PHRASE 短语]平息风波；调停争端 If you pour oil on troubled waters, you try to calm down a difficult situation.
[V inflects]
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[PHRASE 短语]使…顺利进行；使…正常运作 If someone or something oils the wheels of a process or system, they help things to run smoothly and successfully.
[V inflects]
On all such occasions, the king stands in the wings, oiling the wheels of diplomacy.
在所有这样的场合，国王总是身处幕后确保外交活动的顺利进行。
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to burn the midnight oil→see:
midnight
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oil★/ɔɪl; NAmEɔɪl/
noun
,
verb
oiloilsoiledoilingnoun★1★[uncountable ]a thick liquid that is found in rock underground 石油；原油SYN
petroleum
◆drilling for oil钻探石油2★[uncountable ]a form of petroleumthat is used as fuel and to make parts of machines move smoothly 燃油；润滑油◆engine oil机油◆an oil lamp/heater油灯；用燃油的暖气机◆Put some oil in the car.给汽车加点润滑油。3★[uncountable , countable ]a smooth thick liquid that is made from plants or animals and is used in cooking 食用油◆olive oil橄榄油◆vegetable oils植物油4[uncountable , countable ]a smooth thick liquid that is made from plants, minerals, etc. and is used on the skin or hair 防护油；润肤油；护发油◆lavender bath oil薰衣草沐浴油◆suntan oil防晒油☞see also
essential oil
5[uncountable ](alsooils [plural ])coloured paint containing oil used by artists （绘画用）油彩◆a painting done in oils一幅油画◆landscapes in oil风景油画☞collocationsat
art
☞see also
oil paint
6[countable ]=
oil painting
(1 )◆Among the more important Turner oils was ‘Venus and Adonis’.《维纳斯和阿多尼斯》是透纳比较重要的油画作品之一。☞see also
oily
,
castor oil
,
cod liver oil
,
linseed oil
IDIOMsee
burn
v.,
pour
verboilsth to put oil onto or into sth, for example a machine, in order to protect it or make it work smoothly 给…加润滑油◆He oiled his bike and pumped up the tyres.他给自己的自行车上了油，给轮胎充了气。IDIOMoil the ˈwheels( BrE) (NAmEgrease the ˈwheels)to help sth to happen easily and without problems, especially in business or politics （尤指在商业上或政治上）起促进作用oil/ɔɪl; NAmEɔɪl/
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oil1 noun
oil2 verb
oiloil1 /ɔɪl/ ●●●S2W1 noun
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1oil (3)natural substance under the ground [uncountable] the thick dark liquid from under the ground from which petrol is produced → crude: a rise in the price of oil the importance of protecting our oil supplies an oil refinery (=factory where oil is made purer)2fuel [uncountable] a smooth thick liquid that is used to make machines run easily or is burned to produce heat: Check the oil level in your car every week. The heating system runs on oil.3liquid from plants [countable, uncountable] a smooth thick liquid made from plants or some animals, used especially in cooking or for making beauty products: cooking oilolive/vegetable/sunflower etc oil coconut oil shampoo Fish oils are supposed to help relieve arthritis. →
castor oil
, cod-liver oil
, linseed oil
4paint oils [plural] paints that contain oilSYN oil paintsin oils I usually paint in oils (=using oils). → burn the midnight oil
at burn1(20)
, → pour oil on troubled waters
at pour(8)
COLLOCATIONSverbsdiscover/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 oiladjectivescrude oil (=oil in its natural state)· the price of crude oilrefined 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 + NOUNoil 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 Perthoil production· a fall in US oil productionan oil spill (=situation in which oil comes out of a ship or other container into the sea)· a terrible oil spill near the Shetland Islandsan 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
oil1 noun
oil2 verb
oiloil2 verb [transitive]
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1to put oil onto part of a machine or part of something that moves, to help it to move or work more smoothly: The bicycle chain needs oiling.2to put oil or cream onto your skin, for example to protect you from the sun: I asked Simon to oil my back for me.3oil the wheels British English to help something to be done in business or politics successfully and easily
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