diesel
noun /ˈdiːzl/
/ˈdiːzl/
- (also diesel fuel, diesel oil)[uncountable] a type of heavy oil used as a fuel instead of petrol
柴油 - a diesel engine (= one that burns diesel)
柴油机 - diesel cars/locomotives/trains
柴油汽车／机车／火车
Topics Transport by car or lorryc1- The diesel model is slightly more expensive.
柴油车型稍贵些。 - These buses run on diesel.
这些公共汽车烧柴油。 - It's one of the best diesel cars you can buy.
这是你能买到的最好的柴油车之一。 - Nearly 300 litres of diesel oil were spilt in the river.
将近300升柴油洒在了河里。 - The diesel engine burns its fuel much more efficiently.
柴油发动机能更有效地利用燃料。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + diesel- run on
- use
- generator
- power
- fuel
- …
- a diesel engine (= one that burns diesel)
- [countable] a vehicle that uses diesel fuel
柴油车；内燃机车 - Our new car is a diesel.
我们的新车是柴油车。
- Our new car is a diesel.
词源late 19th cent.: named after R. Diesel (1858-1913), the inventor of the diesel engine .