oil spill
oil spill — 名詞
1. a sudden escape of oil into the sea or onto land, usually from a damaged ship, p
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
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
A cracked pipe caused a large oil spill near the fishing village.
一根破裂的管線在漁村附近造成了大規模漏油。
After the tanker hit the rocks, a huge oil spill spread across the bay.
油輪撞上礁石後，大量外洩的油污擴散到整個海灣。
Volunteers washed sticky oil from the feathers of birds after the oil spill.
漏油事件後，志工們清洗鳥兒羽毛上黏稠的油。
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.