petroleum A comparatively volatile liquid bitumen composed principally of hydrocarbon, with traces of sulphur, nitrogen or oxygen compounds; can be removed from the earth in a liquid state [pə'trəʊliəm, pə'troʊl-] n

environ.

石油 (具有相当挥发性的液体，主要成分包括：碳氢化合物、硫磺、氮气或氧化合物，能以液态的形式从土壤中抽取。)

English thesaurus

petroleum [pə'trəʊliəm, pə'troʊl-] abbr.

abbr., mil.

petro; pipeline outfit; petr

mil., abbr.

pet

Petroleum

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petroleum abbr.
gen.	石油
agric.	煤油
busin.	汽油
commer.	石油产品
econ.	石油; 原油
energ.ind. од.	石油
environ.	石油


notes abbr.
gen.	笔记
bridg.constr.	附注; 注解
busin.	票据; 纸币
econ.	记录; 草稿
fin.	短期债券; 短期国库券; 备注


development abbr.
met.	研制; 改进; 发达; 扩展; 产生; 显像