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TOEFL BNC: 23359 COCA: 4082

gasoline

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
gasoline /ˈgæsəˌliːn/ noun
gasoline
/ˈgæsəˌliːn/
noun
Learner's definition of GASOLINE
[noncount] US
: a liquid made from petroleum and used especially as a fuel for engines汽油
called also (US) gas, (British) petrol
TOEFL BNC: 23359 COCA: 4082

gasoline

noun

gas·​o·​line ˈga-sə-ˌlēn How to pronounce gasoline (audio)
ˌga-sə-ˈlēn,
 also  -zə-
variants or less commonly gasolene
: a volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel especially for internal combustion engines and usually blended from several products of natural gas and petroleum
gasolinic adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This change was driven by a drop in gasoline prices, Johnson said, along with flaws in the way the increase is calculated. Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 15 Sep. 2022 During a few bleak summer months when gasoline prices peaked and lawmakers appeared deadlocked, the Democrats faced the possibility of blowout losses against Republicans. Time, 15 Sep. 2022 The South saw energy costs fall by 7.4% in August, reflecting the 14% decrease in gasoline prices regionally. Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 14 Sep. 2022 Employees said the small gesture doesn't help with soaring gasoline prices, a steady increase in inflation and sharply rising interest rates. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2022 Economists were surprised by the increase, as most had expected consumer prices to cool in August amid a 10.6% monthly drop in gasoline prices. Will Daniel, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2022 The Consumer Price Index increased 8.3% in the past 12 months, as rising prices for food, shelter and medical care offset tumbling gasoline prices. CBS News, 13 Sep. 2022 Many economists were expecting inflation to moderate more, reflecting lower gasoline prices, but the surge continued with higher prices for shelter, food, medical care, natural gas and electricity. Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2022 Oil producers such as Saudi Arabia have resisted calls from U.S. President Joe Biden to pump more oil to lower gasoline prices and the burden on consumers. David Mchugh, ajc, 5 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

gas entry 1 + -ol entry 2 + -ine entry 2 or -ene

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gasoline was in 1865
TOEFL BNC: 23359 COCA: 4082
gasoline

noun

( gas) (NAmE)  see also petrol ADJECTIVE | ... OF GASOLINE | VERB + GASOLINE | GASOLINE + NOUN ADJECTIVEleaded, unleaded含鉛/無鉛汽油high-octane高辛烷值汽油regular普通汽油... OF GASOLINEgallon, tank一加侖/一油箱汽油VERB + GASOLINErun on, use用汽油作燃料;使用汽油My car runs on unleaded gasoline.我的汽車用的是無鉛汽油。guzzle耗油Smaller cars don't guzzle so much gasoline.小型汽車耗油沒有那麼多。run out of沒油了We ran out of gasoline and had to walk.我們沒油了,只好步行。pump用泵抽汽油During high school he pumped gasoline to make some money.上中學時,他靠(在加油站)給車加油賺錢。douse sb/sth in, douse sb/sth with, pour往⋯上潑汽油;倒汽油They can't resist pouring gasoline on a raging fire. (figurative) 他們忍不住要火上澆油。smell聞到汽油味Can you smell gasoline?你聞到汽油味了嗎?smell of有汽油的味道GASOLINE + NOUNengine, tank汽油發動機;油箱pump油泵station加油站tanker油輪fumes, vapor強烈的汽油味;油氣prices油價tax燃油稅shortage汽油短缺additive汽油添加劑

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