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Petroleum resources石油資源
Petroleum 石油
They refined crude oil into various petroleum products. 他們將原油提煉成各種石油產品。
We ought to and can produce more petroleum. 我們應該並且能夠生產更多的石油。
Petroleum additive 石油添加劑
Crude 天然的;未加工的;粗糙的;粗魯的
Last night a cargo ship collided with a tanker carrying crude oil. 昨晚一艘貨輪與一艘載著原油的油輪相撞。
To be crude and careless is an extremely bad style of work. 粗枝大葉是一種極壞的作風。
Originate 起源於;來自;發明
His book originated from a short story. 他的書是根據一個短篇小說撰寫的。
He originated a new instrument. 他發明了一種新儀器。
Marine 海的
He is a marine painter. 他是一位海景畫家。
Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海裡的生物。
Sediment 沉澱物
The sediment settled and the water was clear. 雜質沉澱後, 水變清了。
The sediment of coffee will settle. 咖啡渣會沉澱下去。
Microscopic 微小的;顯微鏡的
It’s impossible to read his microscopic handwriting. 不可能看清他那極小的書寫字跡。
He carefully recounts the tale, the microscopic details of those crucial minutes. 他詳細地講述了事情的經過和在那關鍵的幾分鐘裡所發生的微小細節。
Decompose 腐爛;分解
Most animals decompose very quickly after death. 大多數動物死後很快腐爛。
There is a decomposing corpse of a deer. 那兒有一隻鹿的腐屍。
A prism decomposes light. 稜鏡可以分解光線。
Decay 腐爛;腐敗;衰退
The vegetables have begun to decay. 那些蔬菜已開始腐爛。
The house is in decay. 這棟房子已經壞了。
Preserve 保存;維持
We must preserve our natural resources. 我們必須保護自然資源。
It is the duty of the police to preserve public order. 維護公共秩序是警察的職責。
Sedimentation 沉澱
Additional sedimentation occurred until a subduction zone formed off the coast. 直至一個潛沒帶在距離海岸處形成前，額外的沉積作用一直存在。
Convert 轉變;改變
We convert him, and we capture his inner mind; we reshape him. 我們要改造他, 從思想上把他爭取過來, 讓他脫胎換骨。
Not surprisingly, he failed to convert her. 他沒能使她改變看法並不奇怪。
Muddy 泥濘的;使沾上泥
The road is very muddy. 這條路非常泥濘。
He muddies himself face. 他使自己的臉上沾著泥。
Muddy water 渾水
Squeeze 擠;捏;榨取
He can't squeeze the wet coat dry. 他擰不乾濕上衣。
We squeezed the juice from an orange. 我們從橙子中擠出汁來。
Saturate 滲透;浸溼
Saturate the meat in the mixture of oil and herbs. 把肉浸泡在油和佐料的滷汁裡。
Heavy rains can saturate hillsides, leading to devastating mudslides. 大雨會浸透山坡，會導致毀滅性的泥石流。
Dismantle 拆開
This toy machine gun dismantles easily. 這種玩具機關槍很容易拆卸。
The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正著手廢除其前任所制定的法律。
Portable 便攜的
I have a portable typewriter. 我有一個可攜式打字機。
Portable telephone are very popular nowadays. 現今，行動電話非常普及。
The new portable computers are going like hot cakes. 新的可攜式計算機賣的很快。
Fertilizer 肥料
Get some more fertilizer for the garden. 給花園再多施些肥料。
Farmers bartered rice for fertilizer. 農民們用大米換肥料。
Fertilizer application 施肥
Ashore 在岸上;上岸
He managed to swim ashore. 他設法向岸邊遊過去。
They have been ashore for tow hours. 他們上岸已經兩個小時了。
Subside 沉沒;平息
His anger quickly subsided. 他的怒氣很快就消了。
The storm began to subside. 風暴漸漸平息了。
Droplet 液滴
Into this aperture a droplet of mercury was poured. 一小滴水銀滴進了這個小孔。
The company markets the droplet technology to amplify select regions of DNA. 該公司出售這種水滴技術，用於擴增選擇的DNA區域。
Derrick 起重機;井架
Don’t stay under the arm of a derrick. 不要站在起重機的吊臂下。
We put up at the surface an oil derrick. 我們就在那塊地面上豎起一個井架。
Spout 噴出;噴口
Blood was spouting from the deep cut in his arm. 血從他胳膊上深深的傷口裡湧出來。
The spout of a coffee pot咖啡壺嘴
Gusher 噴油井
We endeavor to avoid the old, romantic idea of a gusher. 我們要力圖避免那種有關噴油井的陳舊的、不切實際的計劃。
The oil rusher up the tube and spouts up as a gusher. 石油會沿著鋼管上湧，如同自噴井那樣噴射出來。
Endeavor 盡力;竭力
Please make every endeavor to arrive on time. 請盡全力按時到達。
Government should endeavor to mitigate distress. 政府應努力緩解貧困問題。 (mitigate緩解)
Refinery 精煉廠
The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum. 煉油廠的主要工作是提鍊石油。
The oil is carried to the oil refinery by pipelines. 石油通過輸油管道輸送到煉油廠。
Kerosene 煤油
Instead of electricity, there were kerosene lanterns. 沒有電, 有煤油燈。
It is like putting out a fire with kerosene. 這就像用煤油滅火。
Kerosene is a by-product of petroleum refining. 煤油是提鍊石油的副產品。
Dye 染料;染色
He applied dye to the door. 他給這扇門上色。
Black will dye over other colours. 黑色能把大多數其他顏色蓋住。
Spillage 溢出
The spillage area should be washed with water, by means of another sponge. 溢出的地方，須用水衝洗並用另外的海綿擦拭。
If spillage occurs, the affected skin should be thoroughly washed. 如果濺出藥業，應徹底衝洗受侵染的皮膚。
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