oil spill

IPA/ˈɔɪl ˌspɪl/
IPA/ˈɔɪl ˌspɪl/

oil spill — 名詞

1. a sudden escape of oil into the sea or onto land, usually from a damaged ship, p

1.名詞B2
釋義

漏油；油污

石油外洩到海洋或陸地造成的污染

a sudden escape of oil into the sea or onto land, usually from a damaged ship, pipe, or storage tank, that harms wildlife and the environment

例句

The oil spill off the coast killed thousands of seabirds within a week.

外海的漏油事件在一週內害死了上千隻海鳥。

oil spill as the subject of environmental damage

Workers in white suits spent months cleaning the oil spill from the beach.

穿著白色防護衣的工人花了好幾個月清理海灘上的油污。

collocation: clean the oil spill

常見搭配
  • major oil spill
  • clean up the oil spill
  • contain an oil spill
  • oil spill disaster
同義詞
  • oil leak

    a slower, ongoing escape of oil, often smaller than a spill

  • oil slick

    the visible layer of oil floating on water after a spill

用法筆記

Often paired with a cause (tanker, pipeline, rig) and a clean-up verb (clean up, contain, respond to). The harm to wildlife and coastlines is usually the focus.

常見錯誤

There was an oil spill on the kitchen floor.
There was an oil patch on the kitchen floor.
'oil spill' means large-scale environmental pollution, not a small everyday mess.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • oil spill disaster
  • oil spill clean-up
  • oil spill response

常用片語

  • clean up an oil spill
  • contain an oil spill
  • the cause of the oil spill

介系詞搭配

  • oil spill off (the coast)
  • oil spill from (a tanker)