gas
noun /ɡæs/
/ɡæs/
(plural gases, less frequent gasses)
Idioms 气体 - Air is a mixture of gases.
空气为混合气体。 - Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas.
一氧化碳是一种有毒气体。
Topics Physics and chemistrya2- It gives off a poisonous gas as it decomposes.
它分解时释放出一种有毒气体。 - Noxious gases had built up in the sewer.
下水道里的有害气体越积越多。 - Toxic gases can escape through one of the pipes.
有毒气体有可能通过其中一条管道泄漏。 - Producing methane gas from organic waste is another extremely practical use of resources.
利用有机废物生产沼气是另一种极为切实可行的利用资源的方法。 - CFC gases
含氯氟烃气体
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deadly
- noxious
- poisonous
- …
- emit
- give off
- produce
- …
- build up
- leak
- emissions
- chamber
- …
- Air is a mixture of gases.
气体燃料;煤气;天然气 - fossil fuels like oil and gas
石油和天然气等化石燃料 - Can you smell gas?
你闻到煤气味了吗? - a gas cooker/stove/fire
煤气灶/炉子/火 - gas central heating
燃气中央供暖系统 - a gas leak/explosion
煤气泄漏/爆炸 - plans to build a new gas pipeline
建造新天然气管道的计划 - Gas prices have risen sharply.
汽油价格大幅上涨。 - The country has huge gas reserves.
这个国家有巨大的天然气储量。 - a gas canister/cylinder (= for storing gas)
煤气罐/气瓶 - (British English) Preheat the oven to gas mark 5 (= a particular temperature of a gas oven).
把烤炉预热至 5 挡。
Topics The environmenta2- Chinese gas reserves are now being tapped.
中国正在开发天然气储备。 - I lit the gas and put the soup on to warm.
我打开煤气灶把汤放在上面加热。 - I prefer to cook with gas.
我喜欢用煤气做饭。 - Local gas works were closed as natural gas became available.
随 天然气的使用,当地的煤气厂都关闭了。 - tapping the North Sea gas fields
开发北海石油气田 - The explosion was caused by a gas leak.
爆炸是由煤气泄漏引起的。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- butane
- coal
- natural
- …
- cook with
- light
- turn on
- …
- appliance
- boiler
- central heating
- …
- gas mark 2, 3, etc.
- fossil fuels like oil and gas
- [uncountable] a particular type of gas used during a medical operation, to make the patient unconscious or to make the pain less
(外科手术用)麻醉气 - an anaesthetic gas
麻醉气体 - Did you have gas or an injection?
你是用的麻醉气还是打的麻醉针? - During the birth she was given gas and air.
她分娩时医生给她吸了麻醉混合气体。
- an anaesthetic gas
- [uncountable] a particular type of gas used in war to kill or injure people, or used by the police to control people
(战争用)毒气;(警察用)瓦斯 - a gas attack
毒气攻击
- a gas attack
- (also gasoline)(both North American English)(British English petrol)[uncountable] a liquid obtained from petroleum, used as fuel in car engines, etc.
汽油 - to run out of gas
汽油用完 - I still had plenty of gas in the tank.
我的油箱里还有很多汽油。 - He supported himself with a night job pumping gas.
他靠夜间工作加油养活自己。 - a gas pump
加(汽)油泵 - to fill up the gas tank
加满油箱
Collocations Dictionarygas + noun- pedal
- station
- to run out of gas
- the gas[singular](also gas pedal [countable] (both especially North American English))(also accelerator [countable] British and North American English)the pedal in a car or other vehicle that you press with your foot to control the speed of the engine
(汽车等的)加速装置,油门 - Step on the gas, we're late.
踩油门开快点,我们要迟到了。
- Step on the gas, we're late.
- [singular] (especially North American English) a person or an event that is fun
有趣的人(或事物) - The party was a real gas.
这次聚会真有趣。
- The party was a real gas.
- (North American English) (British English wind)[uncountable] air that you swallow with food or drink; gas that is produced in your stomach or intestines that makes you feel uncomfortable
(随食物或饮料)吞下的气;胃气;肠气
not solid/liquid非固体/液体
in vehicle车辆
fun乐趣
in stomach胃
词源mid 17th cent.: invented by J. B. van Helmont (1577–1644), Belgian chemist, to denote an occult principle which he believed to exist in all matter; suggested by Greek khaos ‘chaos’, with Dutch g representing Greek kh.
Idioms
be cooking with gas
- (informal) to be doing something very well and successfully
Topics Successc2如火如荼地进行;做得起劲