: 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
Recent Examples on the WebThis 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
( gas) (NAmE) ➡ see also petrolADJECTIVE | ... OF GASOLINE | VERB + GASOLINE | GASOLINE + NOUNADJECTIVE➤leaded, unleaded含鉛/無鉛汽油▸➤high-octane高辛烷值汽油▸➤regular普通汽油... OF GASOLINE➤gallon, tank一加侖/一油箱汽油VERB + GASOLINE➤run 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 + NOUN➤engine, 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