"lightest volatile liquid obtained from distillation of petroleum," 1864 (alternative spelling gasolene is from 1865), from gas (n.) + -ol (probably here representing Latin oleum "oil") + chemical suffix -ine (2). Shortened form gas was in common use in U.S. by 1897. Gas station as a fuel filling station for automobiles recorded by 1924.
双语例句
1. Unleaded gasoline rose more than a penny a gallon.
无铅汽油每加仑涨了1分多。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Certain truck gasoline tanks can rupture and burn in a collision.
某些卡车的油箱在碰撞时可能发生爆裂并起火。
来自柯林斯例句
3. What happens when food and gasoline supplies run low?
如果食物和汽油供应减少，会出现什么情况呢？
来自柯林斯例句
4. I fill up the tank with gasoline about once a week.
大约每个星期我加满一箱汽油。
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5. I siphoned the gasoline out of the car into a can.
