Petroleum resources石油资源
Petroleum 石油
They refined crude oil into various petroleum products. 他们将原油提炼成各种石油产品。
We ought to and can produce more petroleum. 我们应该并且能够生产更多的石油。
Petroleum additive 石油添加剂
Crude 天然的;未加工的;粗糙的;粗鲁的
Last night a cargo ship collided with a tanker carrying crude oil. 昨晚一艘货轮与一艘载着原油的油轮相撞。
To be crude and careless is an extremely bad style of work. 粗枝大叶是一种极坏的作风。
Originate 起源于;来自;发明
His book originated from a short story. 他的书是根据一个短篇小说撰写的。
He originated a new instrument. 他发明了一种新仪器。
Marine 海的
He is a marine painter. 他是一位海景画家。
Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
Sediment 沉淀物
The sediment settled and the water was clear. 杂质沉淀后, 水变清了。
The sediment of coffee will settle. 咖啡渣会沉淀下去。
Microscopic 微小的;显微镜的
It’s impossible to read his microscopic handwriting. 不可能看清他那极小的书写字迹。
He carefully recounts the tale, the microscopic details of those crucial minutes. 他详细地讲述了事情的经过和在那关键的几分钟里所发生的微小细节。
Decompose 腐烂;分解
Most animals decompose very quickly after death. 大多数动物死后很快腐烂。
There is a decomposing corpse of a deer. 那儿有一只鹿的腐尸。
A prism decomposes light. 棱镜可以分解光线。
Decay 腐烂;腐败;衰退
The vegetables have begun to decay. 那些蔬菜已开始腐烂。
The house is in decay. 这栋房子已经坏了。
Preserve 保存;维持
We must preserve our natural resources. 我们必须保护自然资源。
It is the duty of the police to preserve public order. 维护公共秩序是警察的职责。
Sedimentation 沉淀
Additional sedimentation occurred until a subduction zone formed off the coast. 直至一个潜没带在距离海岸处形成前，额外的沉积作用一直存在。
Convert 转变;改变
We convert him, and we capture his inner mind; we reshape him. 我们要改造他, 从思想上把他争取过来, 让他脱胎换骨。
Not surprisingly, he failed to convert her. 他没能使她改变看法并不奇怪。
Muddy 泥泞的;使沾上泥
The road is very muddy. 这条路非常泥泞。
He muddies himself face. 他使自己的脸上沾着泥。
Muddy water 浑水
Squeeze 挤;捏;榨取
He can't squeeze the wet coat dry. 他拧不干湿上衣。
We squeezed the juice from an orange. 我们从橙子中挤出汁来。
Saturate 渗透;浸湿
Saturate the meat in the mixture of oil and herbs. 把肉浸泡在油和佐料的卤汁里。
Heavy rains can saturate hillsides, leading to devastating mudslides. 大雨会浸透山坡，会导致毁灭性的泥石流。
Dismantle 拆开
This toy machine gun dismantles easily. 这种玩具机关枪很容易拆卸。
The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。
Portable 便携的
I have a portable typewriter. 我有一个便携式打字机。
Portable telephone are very popular nowadays. 现今，移动电话非常普及。
The new portable computers are going like hot cakes. 新的便携式计算机卖的很快。
Fertilizer 肥料
Get some more fertilizer for the garden. 给花园再多施些肥料。
Farmers bartered rice for fertilizer. 农民们用大米换肥料。
Fertilizer application 施肥
Ashore 在岸上;上岸
He managed to swim ashore. 他设法向岸边游过去。
They have been ashore for tow hours. 他们上岸已经两个小时了。
Subside 沉没;平息
His anger quickly subsided. 他的怒气很快就消了。
The storm began to subside. 风暴渐渐平息了。
Droplet 液滴
Into this aperture a droplet of mercury was poured. 一小滴水银滴进了这个小孔。
The company markets the droplet technology to amplify select regions of DNA. 该公司出售这种水滴技术，用于扩增选择的DNA区域。
Derrick 起重机;井架
Don’t stay under the arm of a derrick. 不要站在起重机的吊臂下。
We put up at the surface an oil derrick. 我们就在那块地面上竖起一个井架。
Spout 喷出;喷口
Blood was spouting from the deep cut in his arm. 血从他胳膊上深深的伤口里涌出来。
The spout of a coffee pot咖啡壶嘴
Gusher 喷油井
We endeavor to avoid the old, romantic idea of a gusher. 我们要力图避免那种有关喷油井的陈旧的、不切实际的计划。
The oil rusher up the tube and spouts up as a gusher. 石油会沿着钢管上涌，如同自喷井那样喷射出来。
Endeavor 尽力;竭力
Please make every endeavor to arrive on time. 请尽全力按时到达。
Government should endeavor to mitigate distress. 政府应努力缓解贫困问题。 (mitigate缓解)
Refinery 精炼厂
The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum. 炼油厂的主要工作是提炼石油。
The oil is carried to the oil refinery by pipelines. 石油通过输油管道输送到炼油厂。
Kerosene 煤油
Instead of electricity, there were kerosene lanterns. 没有电, 有煤油灯。
It is like putting out a fire with kerosene. 这就像用煤油灭火。
Kerosene is a by-product of petroleum refining. 煤油是提炼石油的副产品。
Dye 染料;染色
He applied dye to the door. 他给这扇门上色。
Black will dye over other colours. 黑色能把大多数其他颜色盖住。
Spillage 溢出
The spillage area should be washed with water, by means of another sponge. 溢出的地方，须用水冲洗并用另外的海绵擦拭。
If spillage occurs, the affected skin should be thoroughly washed. 如果溅出药业，应complete冲洗受侵染的皮肤。