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BNC: 1205 COCA: 1023

gas

1 gas /ˈgæs/ noun
plural gases also gasses
1 gas
/ˈgæs/
noun
plural gases also gasses
Learner's definition of GAS
: a substance (such as oxygen or hydrogen) that is like air and has no fixed shape气体
[count]
[noncount]
see also laughing gas, mustard gas, natural gas, nerve gas, tear gas
[noncount] : a gas or mixture of gases that is burned as a fuel可燃气体;天然气;煤气
[noncount] US : gas in your stomach and intestines that causes pain or discomfort(肠胃内的)胀气
◊ To pass gas is to release intestinal gas from your anus.放屁
US
[noncount] : gasoline
sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
the gas informal : the accelerator pedal of a vehicle油门
◊ If you step on the gas or hit the gas, you suddenly press down on the accelerator to drive at a higher speed.加大油门;加速行驶
[singular] US, old-fashioned slang : a very enjoyable or funny person, event, etc.令人愉快(或有趣)的人(或事)
2 gas /ˈgæs/ verb
gasses; gassed; gassing
2 gas
/ˈgæs/
verb
gasses; gassed; gassing
Learner's definition of GAS
[+ object] : to poison or kill (someone) with gas用毒气杀死
US : to put gasoline in (a car, truck, etc.)给(车)加油
[+ object]
usually + up
[no object]
+ up
BNC: 1205 COCA: 1023

gas

1 of 2

noun

plural gases also gasses
1
: a fluid (such as air) that has neither independent shape nor volume but tends to expand indefinitely
2
a
: a combustible gas or gaseous mixture for fuel or lighting
especially : natural gas
b
: a gaseous product of digestion
also : discomfort from this
c
: a gas or gaseous mixture used to produce anesthesia
d
: a substance that can be used to produce a poisonous, suffocating, or physically irritating atmosphere
3
: empty talk : bombast
His talk about quitting his job was all gas.
4
: gasoline
also : the accelerator pedal of an automotive vehicle
5
: driving force : energy
I was young, and full of gas H. L. Mencken
ran out of gas in the seventh inning
6
slang : something that gives pleasure : delight
the party was a gas
7
baseball, informal : fast and powerfully thrown pitches : smoke sense 8
That's Nate on the mound in the glossy photo in his dad's office, throwing gas in some Little League game. Austin Murphy

gas

2 of 2

verb

gassed; gassing

intransitive verb

1
: to talk idly or garrulously
2
: to give off gas (see gas entry 1 sense 1)
3
: to fill the tank (as of an automobile) with gasoline
usually used with up

transitive verb

1
: to supply with gas or especially gasoline
gas up the car
2
a
: to treat chemically with gas
b
: to poison or otherwise affect adversely with gas
3
slang : to please greatly

Example Sentences

Noun Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas. We heat our house with gas. Do you have a gas stove or an electric one? The car gets good gas mileage. The car almost ran out of gas. He was driving with one foot on the gas and one foot on the brake. Verb soldiers gassed on the battlefield We stopped to gas the car. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
From its production to its end-of-life, plastic belches greenhouse gas emissions at every stage of its life cycle. Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 16 Sep. 2022 Some states are transitioning away from carbon dioxide-emitting fossil fuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stave off the worst effects of a warming planet. John Raby, ajc, 16 Sep. 2022 According to the Environmental Protection Agency, transportation is the single largest source of planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. CBS News, 15 Sep. 2022 The judge’s order in February said the Biden administration had failed to adequately consider the sale’s effect on planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. Janet Mcconnaughey, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Sep. 2022 And getting more electric vehicles on the road could help cut greenhouse gas emissions, which would help with the ongoing climate change issues. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 15 Sep. 2022 Last week, the White House released a report on crypto’s environmental impact, saying that crypto-asset activity in the U.S. compares to the country’s greenhouse gas emissions from railroad diesel fuel. Time, 15 Sep. 2022 The judge's order in February said the Biden administration had failed to adequately consider the sale’s effect on planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. Janet Mcconnaughey, Chron, 14 Sep. 2022 The project will increase capacity by 50 percent at the Beam plant in Boston, Ky., while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by the same percentage, Beam Suntory said Wednesday. BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022
Verb
The already expensive trip came with an unexpected cost: The price for a gallon of unleaded at Death Valley’s Furnace Creek gas station, the only place to gas up for miles, was $8.25. Evan Halper, Washington Post, 20 May 2022 Nobody wanted oil in general in spring 2020, when global stay-at-home orders meant nobody needed to gas up and get to the office. Julianne Pepitone, CNN, 12 Mar. 2022 Over the course of an hour, more people used the station as a cut-through to skip a long light than to gas up for $6.99 a gallon. Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2022 Members of the militia group the Oath Keepers, it was later revealed, had planned to trap members of Congress in a tunnel and to gas them. Molly Jong-fast, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2022 Your therapist can gas on about her divorce to HER therapist. Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2021 Your therapist can gas on about her divorce to HER therapist. Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 22 Aug. 2021 Your therapist can gas on about her divorce to HER therapist. Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 22 Aug. 2021 Your therapist can gas on about her divorce to her therapist. Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

New Latin, alteration of Latin chaos space, chaos

Verb

derivative of gas entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1849, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of gas was in 1779
BNC: 1205 COCA: 1023
gas

noun¹

1substance like air氣體ADJECTIVE | VERB + GAS | GAS + VERB | GAS + NOUN ADJECTIVEdeadly, noxious, poisonous, toxic致命氣體;有害氣體;毒氣explosive, flammable, inflammable, radioactive爆炸性氣體;可燃性氣體;放射性氣體compressed, hot壓縮氣體;熱氣colourless/colorless, odourless/odorless無色的/無味的氣體inert, noble惰性氣體exhaust, greenhouse廢氣;溫室氣體pollution from greenhouse gases溫室氣體造成的污染hydrogen, methane氫氣;甲烷氣體mustard, nerve, sarin, tear芥子氣;神經性毒氣;沙林毒氣;催淚瓦斯Police used water cannon and tear gas against demonstrators.警方使用高壓水龍和催淚瓦斯對付示威者。laughing (= nitrous oxide) (informal) 笑氣VERB + GASemit, give off, produce, release排放/散發/產生/釋放氣體It gives off a poisonous gas as it decomposes.它分解時釋放出一種有毒氣體。GAS + VERBbuild up氣體逐漸積累Noxious gases had built up in the sewer.下水道裏的有害氣體越積越多。GAS + NOUNescape, leak氣體逃逸/泄漏Toxic gases can escape through one of the pipes.有毒氣體有可能通過其中一條管道泄漏。emissions氣體排放greenhouse gas emissions溫室氣體的排放chamber毒氣室Millions of Jews were sent to the gas chambers by the Nazis.數以百萬計的猶太人被納粹送進了毒氣室。mask防毒面具
gas

noun²

2for heating/cooking供加熱或烹飪ADJECTIVE | VERB + GAS | GAS + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbutane, coal, natural, propane (especially BrE) 丁烷;煤氣;天然氣;丙烷bottled, Calor, cooking (NAmE) 罐裝液化氣VERB + GAScook with用煤氣做飯I prefer to cook with gas.我喜歡用煤氣做飯。light, turn on打開煤氣;點燃煤氣灶I lit the gas and put the soup on to warm.我打開煤氣灶把湯放在上面加熱。GAS + NOUNappliance, boiler, central heating, cooker, fire, furnace, heater, lamp, oven, range, stove燃氣具;燃氣鍋爐;燃氣中央供暖系統;煤氣爐;煤氣取暖器;煤氣加熱器;煤氣燈;煤氣灶bottle, canister, cylinder, pipeline煤氣罐;煤氣鋼瓶;煤氣管道board (BrE) 燃氣管理局exploration, industry天然氣探測/工業field, reserves氣田;天然氣儲量Chinese gas reserves are now being tapped.中國正在開發天然氣儲備。supply供氣leak燃氣泄漏All gas leaks should be reported as soon as possible.所有燃氣泄漏事件都應該儘快上報。PHRASESgas mark 2, 3, etc. (BrE) 氣量標記 2、3 等Set the oven at gas mark 4.把煤氣灶的氣量標記調在 4 上。
gas

noun³

3 (NAmE) fuel for cars, etc.汽油等 see also gasoline GAS + NOUNpedal加速踏板;油門He hit the gas pedal and headed off.他一踩油門,開走了。station加油站We stopped at a gas station to fill up.我們在一家加油站停下來加油。

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