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oil-bearing

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Gas, coal, oil
ˈoil-ˌbearing adjective  TPGHEGoil-bearing rock contains oil 〔岩石〕含油的
Examples from the Corpus
oil-bearingProduction of other crops also rose substantially - the important oil-bearing crops saw a rise of 13.8 percent during this period.Reaching these wells will involve linking the drill to sophisticated sensing devices which can detect oil-bearing formations.The major sources of pollution were oil spills, discharges from refineries and natural seepage from oil-bearing strata.
ˈoil-ˌbearing adjectiveChineseSyllable
contains oil rock Corpus oil-bearing


oil-bearing
ˈoil-ˌbearing adjective
oil-bearing rock contains oil


oil-bearingBrE /ˈɔɪl beərɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɔɪl berɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] producing or containing oil 产油的;含油的