IELTS Vocabulary

gasoline

/ˈgæsəˌlin/

a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

Chinese meaning: 汽油

The price of gasoline has risen sharply due to global oil shortages.

由于全球石油短缺,汽油价格大幅上涨。

Most cars in the United States run on gasoline rather than diesel.

美国大多数汽车使用汽油而非柴油。

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