gas
气体,气,燃气,煤气
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Definitions
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plural gas·es or gas·ses.
- : Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- : any such fluid or mixture of fluids.
- : any such fluid used as an anesthetic, as nitrous oxide: Did the dentist give you gas for your extraction?
- : any such combustible fluid used as fuel: Light the gas in the oven.
- : Automotive. gasoline. Also called gas pedal .the foot-operated accelerator of an automotive vehicle: Take your foot off the gas.
- : flatus.
- : Coal Mining. an explosive mixture of firedamp with air.
- : an aeriform fluid or a mistlike assemblage of fine particles suspended in air, used in warfare to asphyxiate, poison, or stupefy an enemy.
- : Slang. empty talk.a person or thing that is very entertaining, pleasing, or successful: The party was an absolute gas, and we loved it.a person or thing that affects one strongly.
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gassed, gas·sing.
- : to supply with gas.
- : to overcome, poison, or asphyxiate with gas or fumes.
- : to singe with a gas flame to remove superfluous fibers.
- : to treat or impregnate with gas.
- : Slang. to talk nonsense or falsehood to.to amuse or affect strongly: Her weird clothes really gas me.
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gassed, gas·sing.
- : to give off gas, as a storage battery being charged.
- : Slang. to indulge in idle, empty talk.to become drunk.
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- : gas up, to fill the gasoline tank of an automobile, truck, or other vehicle.
Phrases
- gas up
- cook with gas
- run out of steam (gas)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
In his testimony, DeMarco said he found spent tear gas canisters on the street after protesters were cleared.
As greenhouse gas emissions warm the planet, the ocean is absorbing vast amounts of that heat.
The trouble is, it can be genuinely hard to figure out how to direct your money wisely if you want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
On the surface, it’s a triangular tussle involving Turkey, Greece and Cyprus over potentially giant gas reserves deep under the Mediterranean Sea.
The gas is produced by microbes here on Earth, and after most known nonbiological processes were ruled out, the discovery has renewed hopes that there’s life on Venus.
Security officials told Agence France-Presse that the gas station manager said he had recognized the two men.
Unconfirmed reports in the French media claimed that the brothers were spotted at a gas station in northern France on Thursday.
Total oil production figures include crude oil, natural gas liquids, and other liquid energy products.
On top of oil, the United States produces significantly more natural gas than Saudi Arabia.
Her slight miscalculation of how to fix the situation leads to her driving around the gas pump.
For comparison, the gas may be passed through a test-tube containing an equal amount of distilled water.
It is allowed to cool, and hydrogen sulphid gas is passed through it for about five minutes.
You could not see the water till you got close up, and at a distance only the rows of gas jets were apparent.
Gas, it is clear, could not be carried into a hostile country or into remote and nearly inaccessible districts.
In its pure state it is a transparent and colourless gas, having a peculiar pungent smell, and highly soluble in water.