oil
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++oil1 /ɔɪl/ ●●● S2 W1 noun 1 natural substance under the ground 地下的天然物质 [uncountable]TPGTI the thick dark liquid from under the ground from which petrol is produced 石油；原油 → crude a rise in the price of oil 石油价格的上涨 the importance of protecting our oil supplies 保护我们石油供应的重要性 an oil refinery (=factory where oil is made purer) 炼油厂2 fuel 燃料 [uncountable]TPGTI a smooth thick liquid that is used to make machines run easily or is burned to produce heat 润滑油；燃油 Check the oil level in your car every week. 每周都要检查一下汽车的机油量。 The heating system runs on oil. 供暖系统使用燃油。3 
liquid from plants 取自植物的液体 [countable, uncountable]DFCDCB a smooth thick liquid made from plants or some animals, used especially in cooking or for making beauty products 〔尤用于烹调或生产美容用品的〕植物油，动物油 cooking oil 食用油olive/vegetable/sunflower etc oil coconut oil shampoo 椰子油洗发剂 Fish oils are supposed to help relieve arthritis. 据说鱼油有助于缓解关节炎的症状。 → castor oil, cod-liver oil, linseed oil4 PAINT 油漆oils [plural]AVP paints that contain oil 油漆；油性涂料；油画颜料 SYN oil paintsin oils I usually paint in oils (=using oils). 我通常画油画。 → burn the midnight oil at burn1(20), → pour oil on troubled waters at pour(8)n COLLOCATIONSverbsdiscover/find oilOil was discovered in Saudi Arabia in 1938.How does a company go about finding oil and getting it from the ground?hit/strike oil (=to find oil when you are digging for it)The engineers drilled down a few hundred metres until they hit oil.The Ohio Oil Company struck oil on May 3rd. drill for oilPlans to drill for oil off the New South Wales coast have recently been revived.produce oil (=to have natural areas of oil, and take it out of the ground)The US does not produce enough oil to meet its own needs.extract oil formal (=to take oil out of an area)the difficult process of extracting the oiladjectivescrude oil (=oil in its natural state)the price of crude oilrefined oil (=oil that has been treated by an industrial process)They had exported refined oil.offshore oil (=found under the sea, not far from the coast)The company has the technical capabilities to produce offshore oil.heavy/light oil2,000 barrels of heavy oil are produced a day.The oil corporation announced the discovery of another field of light oil.oil + NOUNoil pricesThe increase in oil prices has prompted warnings of a global recession.the oil industryHe works in in the oil industry.an oil companyYPF was the state oil company in Argentina.an oil producer (=a country which produces oil)The Soviet Union is the world's largest oil producer.an oil refinery (=a place where oil is treated by an industrial process)an oil refinery in Perthoil productiona fall in US oil productionan oil spill (=situation in which oil comes out of a ship or other container into the sea)a terrible oil spill near the Shetland Islandsan oil crisis (=situation in which there is not enough oil, and the price of oil is very high)The world is facing an oil crisis.an oil rig (=structure on land or in the sea with equipment for getting oil out of the ground)an oil rig in the North Sea
liquid from plants 取自植物的液体 [countable, uncountable]DFCDCB a smooth thick liquid made from plants or some animals, used especially in cooking or for making beauty products 〔尤用于烹调或生产美容用品的〕植物油，动物油 cooking oil 食用油olive/vegetable/sunflower etc oil coconut oil shampoo 椰子油洗发剂 Fish oils are supposed to help relieve arthritis. 据说鱼油有助于缓解关节炎的症状。 → castor oil, cod-liver oil, linseed oil4 PAINT 油漆oils [plural]AVP paints that contain oil 油漆；油性涂料；油画颜料 SYN oil paintsin oils I usually paint in oils (=using oils). 我通常画油画。 → burn the midnight oil at burn1(20), → pour oil on troubled waters at pour(8)n COLLOCATIONSverbsdiscover/find oilOil was discovered in Saudi Arabia in 1938.How does a company go about finding oil and getting it from the ground?hit/strike oil (=to find oil when you are digging for it)The engineers drilled down a few hundred metres until they hit oil.The Ohio Oil Company struck oil on May 3rd. drill for oilPlans to drill for oil off the New South Wales coast have recently been revived.produce oil (=to have natural areas of oil, and take it out of the ground)The US does not produce enough oil to meet its own needs.extract oil formal (=to take oil out of an area)the difficult process of extracting the oiladjectivescrude oil (=oil in its natural state)the price of crude oilrefined oil (=oil that has been treated by an industrial process)They had exported refined oil.offshore oil (=found under the sea, not far from the coast)The company has the technical capabilities to produce offshore oil.heavy/light oil2,000 barrels of heavy oil are produced a day.The oil corporation announced the discovery of another field of light oil.oil + NOUNoil pricesThe increase in oil prices has prompted warnings of a global recession.the oil industryHe works in in the oil industry.an oil companyYPF was the state oil company in Argentina.an oil producer (=a country which produces oil)The Soviet Union is the world's largest oil producer.an oil refinery (=a place where oil is treated by an industrial process)an oil refinery in Perthoil productiona fall in US oil productionan oil spill (=situation in which oil comes out of a ship or other container into the sea)a terrible oil spill near the Shetland Islandsan oil crisis (=situation in which there is not enough oil, and the price of oil is very high)The world is facing an oil crisis.an oil rig (=structure on land or in the sea with equipment for getting oil out of the ground)an oil rig in the North SeaExamples from the Corpus
oil• Oil prices have dropped significantly since May.• an oil-burning heating system• The hot oil from the vats goes to a copper cooler.• This level of imported oil could thus be displaced by the combined use of domestic gas and coal.• Known oil reserves are enough to last for 40 years, natural gas for over 65 years and coal for 250 years.• No major oil company has agreed yet to blend the product into its gasoline.• olive oil• First fry the chicken in a little peanut oil.• You really should get the oil in your car changed more regularly.• So, the star of the group was the oil division, which saw operating profit from continuing operations up 40%.• Meanwhile world oil demand is rising steadily at around 2 percent a year.oil refinery• When oil was first imported this was the place chosen for an oil refinery.• Some years before lie had resigned from the forces for their sakes and was personnel manager of an oil refinery in Perth.• Her father was an oil refinery worker until she was nine.• The Amerada Hess Corporation oil refinery, with a capacity of 545,000 barrels per day, was also severely damaged.• The new facility abuts tract homes and a defunct oil refinery.• The plant will produce electrical power from oil refinery residues.• By June 29 a further solidarity strike had halted production at the country's only oil refinery.• Like many other West Lothian settlements, the village grew around a shale oil refinery.olive/vegetable/sunflower etc oil• She wants to make her own flavored olive oil with garlic to use for cooking, salad dressings and such.• Salads, most of which are finished with good olive oil and balsamic vinegar, are well executed, too.• Add a little more olive oil if it is not supple enough.• Set on greased cookie sheet or pizza pan and brush on olive oil.• Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a small frying pan.• They discovered the olive oil we had left behind and they took all our olive oil machines.• With the fish in a large casserole, slowly add warm olive oil and garlic from one pot and cream from another.oil2 verb [transitive] 1 DTto put oil onto part of a machine or part of something that moves, to help it to move or work more smoothly 加油于…；给…加润滑油 The bicycle chain needs oiling. 自行车链条需要上油了。2 to put oil or cream onto your skin, for example to protect you from the sun 〔给皮肤〕涂油，抹油 I asked Simon to oil my back for me. 我让西蒙帮我在背上抹油。3. oil the wheels British EnglishHELP to help something to be done in business or politics successfully and easily 使〔某事〕顺利进行→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
oil• Then, the top of the urn gave way and unscrewed as if it had been oiled.• When he had finished he thanked her kindly and oiled himself thoroughly with his jewelled oil-can, to guard against mishap.• I need to oil the hinges on this door.• Credit was the solvent that oiled the wheels of many other retailers' businesses.• Back stage was like the Costa Brava: everyone oiling themselves and each other.• But once he gets his hands all oiled up, he's a whizz at refreshing your players' tired muscles.Origin oil1 (1100-1200) Old French oile, from Latin oleum “olive oil”, from Greek elaia “olive”oil1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1oil2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese
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oil1 S2 W1 /ɔɪl/ 
noun
a rise in the price of oil
the importance of protecting our oil supplies
an oil refinery (=factory where oil is made purer)
2. FUEL [uncountable] a smooth thick liquid that is used to make machines run easily or is burned to produce heat:
Check the oil level in your car every week.
The heating system runs on oil.
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LIQUID FROM PLANTS .nbsp;[uncountable and countable] a smooth thick liquid made from plants or some animals, used especially in cooking or for making beauty products:
cooking oil
olive/vegetable/sunflower etc oil
coconut oil shampoo
Fish oils are supposed to help relieve arthritis. ⇨ castor oil, cod-liver oil, linseed oil
4. PAINT oils [plural] paints that contain oil
SYN oil paints
in oils
I usually paint in oils (=using oils).
⇨ burn the midnight oil at burn1(20), ⇨ pour oil on troubled waters at pour(8)
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▪discover/find oil Oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia in 1938. | How does a company go about finding oil and getting it from the ground?
▪hit/strike oil (=to find oil when you are digging for it) The engineers drilled down a few hundred metres until they hit oil. | The Ohio Oil Company struck oil on May 3rd.
▪drill for oil Plans to drill for oil off the New South Wales coast have recently been revived.
▪produce oil (=to have natural areas of oil, and take it out of the ground) The US does not produce enough oil to meet its own needs.
▪extract oil formal (=to take oil out of an area) the difficult process of extracting the oil
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▪crude oil (=oil in its natural state) the price of crude oil
▪refined oil (=oil that has been treated by an industrial process) They had exported refined oil.
▪offshore oil (=found under the sea, not far from the coast) The company has the technical capabilities to produce offshore oil.
▪heavy/light oil 2,000 barrels of heavy oil are produced a day. | The oil corporation announced the discovery of another field of light oil.
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▪oil prices The increase in oil prices has prompted warnings of a global recession.
▪the oil industry He works in in the oil industry.
▪an oil company YPF was the state oil company in Argentina.
▪an oil producer (=a country which produces oil) The Soviet Union is the world's largest oil producer.
▪an oil refinery (=a place where oil is treated by an industrial process) an oil refinery in Perth
▪oil production a fall in US oil production
▪an oil spill (=situation in which oil comes out of a ship or other container into the sea) a terrible oil spill near the Shetland Islands
▪an oil crisis (=situation in which there is not enough oil, and the price of oil is very high) The world is facing an oil crisis.
▪an oil rig (=structure on land or in the sea with equipment for getting oil out of the ground) an oil rig in the North Sea
oil2 verb [transitive]
1. to put oil onto part of a machine or part of something that moves, to help it to move or work more smoothly:
The bicycle chain needs oiling.
2. to put oil or cream onto your skin, for example to protect you from the sun:
I asked Simon to oil my back for me.
3. oil the wheels British English to help something to be done in business or politics successfully and easily
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noun Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old French
Origin: oile, from Latin oleum 'olive oil', from Greek elaia 'olive'
1. NATURAL SUBSTANCE UNDER THE GROUND [uncountable] the thick dark liquid from under the ground from which petrol is produced ⇨ crude:Language: Old French
Origin: oile, from Latin oleum 'olive oil', from Greek elaia 'olive'
2. FUEL [uncountable] a smooth thick liquid that is used to make machines run easily or is burned to produce heat:
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LIQUID FROM PLANTS .nbsp;[uncountable and countable] a smooth thick liquid made from plants or some animals, used especially in cooking or for making beauty products:
olive/vegetable/sunflower etc oil
4. PAINT oils [plural] paints that contain oil
SYN oil paints
in oils
⇨ burn the midnight oil at burn1(20), ⇨ pour oil on troubled waters at pour(8)
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verb [transitive]1. to put oil onto part of a machine or part of something that moves, to help it to move or work more smoothly:
2. to put oil or cream onto your skin, for example to protect you from the sun:
3. oil the wheels British English to help something to be done in business or politics successfully and easily
Creating art 艺术创作
make a work of art/a drawing/a sketch/a sculpture/a statue/engravings/etchings/prints创作艺术品；绘画；画素描；创作雕塑／雕像／雕版印刷品／蚀刻画／版画 do an oil painting/a self-portrait/a line drawing/a rough sketch画油画／自画像／线条画／草图 create a work of art/an artwork/paintings and sculptures创作一件艺术品／绘画和雕塑 produce paintings/portraits/oil sketches/his most celebrated work/a series of prints创作绘画／肖像画／油画速写／他最知名的作品／一组版画 paint a picture/landscape/portrait/mural/in oils/in watercolours/( in watercolors/on canvasespecially
画画／风景画／肖像画／壁画／油画／水彩画；在画布上画 draw a picture/a portrait/a cartoon/a sketch/a line/a figure/the human form/in charcoal/in ink画画／肖像／漫画／素描／线条／形体／人形／木炭画／墨水画 sketch a preliminary drawing/a figure/a shape勾勒草图／形体／图形 carve a figure/an image/a sculpture/an altarpiece/reliefs/a block of wood雕刻形体／形象／雕塑／祭坛雕塑／浮雕／一块木头 sculpt a portrait bust/a statue/an abstract figure雕刻半身像／塑像／抽象形体 etch a line/a pattern/a design/a name into the glass蚀刻线条／图案／图样／名字在玻璃杯上 mix colours/( colors/pigments/paintsespecially
调色；调颜料 add/apply thin/thick layers of paint/colour/( color/pigmentespecially
加上薄薄／厚厚几层颜料 use oil pastels/charcoal/acrylic paint/a can of spray paint使用油画棒／木炭笔／丙烯酸颜料／一罐喷雾颜料 work in bronze/ceramics/stone/oils/pastels/watercolour/a wide variety of media用青铜／陶瓷／石头／油彩／蜡笔／水彩／各种各样的材料制作艺术品
Describing art 描述艺术
paint/depict a female figure/a biblical scene/a pastoral landscape/a domestic interior画／描绘女性形体／与《圣经》有关的场景／田园风光／家庭室内场景 depict/illustrate a traditional/mythological/historical/religious theme描绘／阐释传统的／神话的／历史的／宗教的主题 create an abstract composition/a richly textured surface/a distorted perspective设计抽象的艺术构图／丰富的层次／视觉扭曲效果 paint dark/rich/skin/flesh tones用颜料绘成深色／浓重的颜色／肤色／肉色 use broad brush strokes/loose brushwork/vibrant colours/a limited palette/simple geometric forms用粗笔线条／散漫的笔法／鲜艳的颜色／有限的色调／简单的几何图形 develop/adopt/paint in a stylized manner/an abstract style用非写实手法／抽象方式阐明／采用／描绘
Showing and selling art 艺术品展示及销售
commission an altarpiece/a bronze bust of sb/a portrait/a religious work/an artist to paint sth委托创作一幅祭坛画／一座某人的半身铜像／一幅肖像画／一件宗教艺术品；委托艺术家为某物作画 frame a painting/portrait给一幅画／肖像画镶框 hang art/a picture/a painting悬挂艺术品／图画／画作 display/exhibit modern art/sb's work/a collection/original artwork/drawings/sculptures/a piece陈列／展出现代艺术品／某人的作品／收藏品／艺术真品／图画／雕塑／一件艺术品 be displayed/hung in a gallery/museum在美术馆／博物馆展出 install/place a sculpture in/at/on sth在某处安放一座雕塑 erect/unveil a bronze/marble/life-size statue竖立／揭幕一座铜像／大理石像／与真人一样大的雕像 hold/host/mount/open/curate/see an exhibition( /especially
BrE ( an exhibitNAmE usually
举办／主持／筹办／举行／组织／观看展览 be/go on ( exhibition/BrE ( exhibitNAmE 参展 feature/promote/showcase a conceptual artist/contemporary works重点介绍／宣传／展示一位概念派艺术家／当代作品 collect African art/modern British paintings/Japanese prints收藏非洲艺术品／现代英国绘画／日本版画 restore/preserve a fresco/great works of art修复／保护湿壁画／伟大的艺术品
