| 释义 |
oil/ɔɪl/ n- 1. U 油
- • olive oil 橄榄油
- • cooking oil 食用油
- • salad oil 色拉油
- 2. U 石油
- • the oil industry 石油工业
- 3. C 油画
- • The exhibition has more oils than water colors. 展览会上的油画比水彩画多。
- 4. [~s] 油画颜料
- • a portrait in oils 油画像
词组burn the midnight oil 开夜车 • He burned the midnight oil preparing for the exam the next day. 他挑灯夜战为第二天的考试做准备。 oil and water 水火不相容 • The team tried hard to mix fresh news and comment only to find they were mixing oil and water. 这个组竭尽全力想把最新的消息和评论糅合在一起,不料发现它们彼此格格不入。 pour oil on flame(s) 火上浇油,使事情更糟;使争吵更激烈 • As the saying goes,his remarks poured oil on flame. 正如俗话所说,他的这番话简直是火上浇油。 pour oil on troubled waters 平息风波,息事宁人 |