petroleum

• n. 石油

來自拉丁語petroleum,石油，來自petra,石頭，詞源同petrology,oleum,油，詞源同oil.

petroleum (n.)

early 15c. "petroleum, rock oil" (mid-14c. in Anglo-French), from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin petra "rock" (see petrous) + oleum "oil" (see oil (n.)).

1. Petroleum engineers plan and manage the extraction of oil.

石油工程師規劃並管理石油的提煉。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.

煉油廠的主要工作是提煉原油.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.

上星期伊朗政府提高了石油價格.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

4. They refined crude oil into various petroleum products.

他們將原油提煉成各種石油產品.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. We ought to and can produce more petroleum.

我們應該並且能夠生產更多的石油.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》