n.
- 油[U]
- 石油，汽油[U]
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Mexico is self-sufficient in
oil.
墨西哥在石油方面可自給自足。
- 油畫[C]
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They will auction off a collection of
oils.
他們將拍賣一批收藏的油畫。
- 油畫顏料[P1]
- 【口】奉承話；恭維話
vt.
- 在……塗油；給……加潤滑油
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He
oiled his bicycle.
他給腳踏車上了油。
- 【口】賄賂
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How dare you
oil the judge!
你怎麼竟敢向法官行賄！
vi.
- （油脂等）溶化
片語
pour oil on troubled waters
- 平息風波
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Her children were just at that age when they seemed to quarrel all day long, so she had to learn very quickly how to
pour oil on troubled waters.
她的孩子們正處於似乎整天爭吵不休的年齡，因此她得儘快學會如何平息風波。
strike oil
- 找到需要的東西
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We
struck oil with the hotel we went to last year.
去年我們在所住的旅館得到很好的享受。
辨析
n.
- a viscous liquid derived from petroleum, used especially as a fuel or lubricant.
▸petroleum.
- any of various viscous liquids which are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents and are obtained from animals or plants.
- Chemistry any of a group of natural esters of glycerol and various fatty acids, which are liquid at room temperature. Compare with fat.
- oil paint.
- Austral./NZ informal information or facts.
v.
- lubricate, coat, or impregnate with oil.
- supply with oil as fuel.
Phrase
- oil the wheels
Brit. help something go smoothly.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from Old North. Fr. olie, OFr. oile, from L. oleum ‘(olive) oil’; cf. olea ‘olive’.
