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petroleum n.石油 (1) 印尼的石油蕴藏量丰富。(2) 石油可用于生产多种化学产品。(3) 由于石油短缺，任何一种新能源都会受欢迎。 Petroleum is a fancy, technical word for something you've probably heard of: oil, an energy source. Petroleum is also known as crude, crude oil, fossil oil, and rock oil. A lot of petroleum is found in the Middle East, and people are always looking for new sources of petroleum. You have to drill for petroleum, because it's deep inside the Earth. There’s a limited amount of petroleum, so many people worry that we're going to use it all up.

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英 [pə'trəʊliəm] 美 [pə'troʊliəm] (1) Indonesia is abundant in petroleum deposits.(2) Petroleum can be used to produce various chemical products.(3) Any new source of energy will be welcome, as there is a shortage of petroleum. Petroleum is oil — a fossil fuel that powers many vehicles and other machinery. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]石油；原油 Petroleum is oil which is found under the surface of the earth or under the sea bed. Petrol and paraffin are obtained from petroleum.

英语单词	petroleum
英美音标	英 [pə'trəʊliəm] 美 [pə'troʊliəm]
中文释义	n.石油
英语例句	(1) Indonesia is abundant in petroleum deposits. (2) Petroleum can be used to produce various chemical products. (3) Any new source of energy will be welcome, as there is a shortage of petroleum.
中文例句	(1) 印尼的石油蕴藏量丰富。 (2) 石油可用于生产多种化学产品。 (3) 由于石油短缺，任何一种新能源都会受欢迎。
vocabulary简明	Petroleum is oil — a fossil fuel that powers many vehicles and other machinery.
vocabulary扩展	Petroleum is a fancy, technical word for something you've probably heard of: oil, an energy source. Petroleum is also known as crude, crude oil, fossil oil, and rock oil. A lot of petroleum is found in the Middle East, and people are always looking for new sources of petroleum. You have to drill for petroleum, because it's deep inside the Earth. There’s a limited amount of petroleum, so many people worry that we're going to use it all up.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]石油；原油 Petroleum is oil which is found under the surface of the earth or under the sea bed. Petrol and paraffin are obtained from petroleum.

Petroleum Oil Energy Fossil Found People 英 Pə'Trəʊliəm] 美