petrol

/ˈpetrəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpetrəl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpe-trəl -ˌträl/ (ame, mw)

petrol — noun

1. a liquid fuel made from crude oil and burned in many car and motorbike engines.

1.名詞A2
釋義

a liquid fuel made from crude oil and burned in many car and motorbike engines.

例句

We stopped at the next petrol station before the road climbed into the hills.

petrol station

Nina checked the petrol gauge and saw only one bar left.

petrol gauge

同義詞
  • gasoline

    the standard American English word for the same fuel

  • gas

    informal American English; shorter and more conversational

  • fuel

    a broader word that can also mean diesel, gas, or other energy sources

文法句型

put petrol in [a car / tank]

run on petrol

fill up with petrol

用法筆記

Uncountable and chiefly British. American English normally uses 'gasoline' or informal 'gas'. Common in phrases such as 'petrol station', 'petrol tank', 'run out of petrol', and 'fill up with petrol'.

常見錯誤

❌We need to buy a petrol before the trip.
✅We need to buy some petrol before the trip.
💡'petrol' is uncountable, so do not use 'a / an'.
❌My car uses gas.
✅My car uses petrol.
💡in British English, 'petrol' is the usual word for this fuel, while 'gas' often means a different fuel used at home.