bitumen
英 ['bɪtjʊmən]
美 [bə'tumən]
IELTS
1. perhaps from Gaulish *bitu- (compare Scottish Gaelic bith 'resin, gum') or Celtic *betu- "birch, birch resin" (compare Gaulish betulla "birch," used by Pliny for the tree supposedly the source of bitumen) + -umen from Latin ferumen 'cement, glue'.
2. -umen from Latin ferumen 'cement, glue' => cerumen, albumen.
bitumen 沥青来自拉丁词。bit, 桦树。-men, 名词后缀。原指桦树流出的松脂，后指沥青。
- bitumen
- bitumen: see cud
- bitumen (n.)
- mid-15c., from Latin bitumen "asphalt," probably, via Oscan or Umbrian, from Celtic *betu- "birch, birch resin" (compare Gaulish betulla "birch," used by Pliny for the tree supposedly the source of bitumen).
- 1. a kilometre and a half of bitumen
- 一公里半的柏油路面
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Bitumen paper can be burnt to gain energy.
- 沥青纸可以焚烧以获得能量。
来自辞典例句
- 3. In fact, a speciality crude is suitable only for bitumen production.
- 事实上, 这种特性的原油只适宜于生产沥青.
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- 4. Tyres and Tubes, Fertilizer, Bitumen, Fuel Oil, Oil and Lubricants.
- 采购产品轮胎和管, 肥料, 柏油, 燃料油, 油和润滑物.
来自互联网
- 5. And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar.
- 他们就拿砖当石头, 又拿沥青当灰泥.
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