kerosene
n.煤油,火油 [=kerosine]
释义2:
kerosene
/ 5kerE7si:n , 5kAr- , 7kerE5si:n , 7kAr- /
◙ (也作 kerosine), noun1. [mass noun] a light fuel oil obtained by distilling petroleum, used especially in jet engines and domestic heating boilers; paraffin oil• 煤油,火油【语源】
1. mid 19th cent.: from Greek kēros 'wax' (because the solid form of paraffin is wax-like) + -ene
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