paraffin
noun /ˈpærəfɪn/
/ˈpærəfɪn/
(also paraffin oil)
(both British English) (North American English kerosene)
[uncountable]- a type of oil obtained from petroleum and used as a fuel for heat and light
煤油 - a paraffin lamp/stove
煤油灯/炉 - Those old-fashioned paraffin heaters can be very dangerous.
那些老式的石蜡加热器可能非常危险。 - He poured paraffin over the wood and set fire to it.
他把石蜡倒在木头上，然后放火烧它。
Collocations DictionaryParaffin is used before these nouns:- heater
- lamp
- oil
- …
词源mid 19th cent.: from German, from Latin parum ‘little’ + affinis ‘related’ (from its low reactivity). - a paraffin lamp/stove