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kerosene

/ker-uh-seen, kar-, ker-uh-seen, kar-/US // ˈkɛr əˌsin, ˈkær-, ˌkɛr əˈsin, ˌkær- //UK // (ˈkɛrəˌsiːn) //

煤油,煤油类,火油,煤炭

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons obtained by distilling petroleum, bituminous shale, or the like, and widely used as a fuel, cleaning solvent, etc.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : using or fueled by kerosene: a kerosene lamp.

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Examples

  • Despite living without electricity and studying by the light of a kerosene lamp at night, he made it to the University of Cambridge, where he studied chemistry.

  • Living with his entire family in a one-room home with no running water or electricity as a child, the young Chibale studied at night by the light of a kerosene lamp and against all odds made it into Cambridge, where he studied chemistry.

  • He throws kerosene on the controversies that divide the nation.

  • Planes dropped kerosene bombs from the skies, according to witnesses and a 2001 report by an Oklahoma commission that studied the massacre.

  • Currently, SAF costs between three and four times more than traditional kerosene fuel, while e-fuels can be between six and seven times more expensive than kerosene.

  • The Russians had developed a very powerful, very reliable, and relatively simple liquid oxygen/kerosene engine.

  • The cozy days of lighting the Hofburg Palace with kerosene rather than electricity had come to an abrupt end.

  • Franz Joseph lit the Hofburg Palace with kerosene lamps and viewed the telephone as a nuisance.

  • He awoke to dogs barking and gunshots, he said, and turned on a kerosene lantern to see what was going on.

  • Small homes often have only kerosene lamps to provide light, which spew toxins equivalent to two packs of cigarettes a day.

  • A lack of processed candles and kerosene oil left only grease and wax to be utilized for making handmade candles.

  • Well refined kerosene oil gives a good light, but it is always dangerous.

  • In pushing splinters under his toenails, the lamp was upset, kerosene was spilled over his feet to catch fire.

  • They were lighted by smoking kerosene lamps, which but added to their unattractiveness.

  • A fine luster can be given to zinc by rubbing it with kerosene or a weak solution of sulphuric acid.