kerosene

IPA/ˈkerəsiːn/
KK[kˈɛrəsˌin]IPA/ˈkerəsiːn/

kerosene — noun

1. a thin, clear oil that catches fire easily; it comes from petroleum or coal and

1.名詞B2
釋義

a thin, clear oil that catches fire easily; it comes from petroleum or coal and people burn it in jet engines, lamps, stoves, and heaters, or mix it with paint and grease to dissolve them

例句

Devika filled the camp stove with kerosene before lighting it to cook dinner.

fill + with kerosene (verb + preposition collocation)

The airport stores large tanks of kerosene for refueling planes between flights.

kerosene as jet fuel (common context)

同義詞
  • paraffin

    the standard British term for kerosene used in heaters and lamps

  • fuel oil

    a broader category that includes kerosene and other petroleum-based fuels

  • lamp oil

    refined kerosene sold specifically for oil lamps

用法筆記

Kerosene is uncountable — do not use it with the indefinite article 'a' or make it plural. In British English, the word paraffin is the common term for kerosene when it is burned in home heaters, lamps, or stoves, though 'kerosene' remains standard for aviation fuel in both dialects. Whether powering a jet engine or lighting a household lamp, the substance is the same fuel.

常見錯誤

❌I need a kerosene for the lamp.
✅I need some kerosene for the lamp.
💡kerosene is an uncountable noun and does not take 'a'.
❌These kerosenes have different prices.
✅These types of kerosene have different prices.
💡kerosene has no plural form.
❌I lit the kerosene.
✅I lit the kerosene lamp.
💡you light the device that burns kerosene, not the fuel itself.