gasohol

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

gas·o·hol /ˈɡæsəhɒl $ -hɒːl/ noun [uncountable] American EnglishTTC petrol with a small amount of alcohol in it, which can be used in cars and is cheaper than petrol 乙醇汽油〔即加有少量乙醇的汽油〕

Examples from the Corpus

gasohol• Alcohol is usually added to petrol to form a mixture called gasohol.Origin gasohol (1900-2000) gasoline + alcohol

gas·o·hol nounChineseSyllable

alcohol small with petrol of a in Corpus amount

gasohol
gas‧o‧hol /ˈɡæsəhɒl $ -hɒːl/

noun [uncountable]

Date: 1900-2000
Origin: gasoline + alcohol

American English petrol with a small amount of alcohol in it, which can be used in cars and is cheaper than petrol

gaso·hol

BrE

/ˈɡæsəhɒl/

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NAmE

/ˈɡæsəhɔːl/

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/ˈɡæsəhɑːl/

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noun

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NAmE

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a mixture of petrol/gas and alcohol which can be used in cars （汽车用）汽油和酒精混合燃料