kerosene

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/petrol or naphtha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas. countable,uncountable
    — The kerosene lasted all winter, so the furnace kept us always warm.

词形变化

kerosenes plural kerosine alternative

词源

From Ancient Greek κηρός (kērós, “wax”) + -ene; a name trademarked in 1854.
An older term for kerosene was carbon oil.
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