petrochemical

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petrochemical — 名詞

  • petrochemicalsingular
  • petrochemicalsplural

1. A chemical substance manufactured from petroleum and natural gas, used as a raw

1.名詞B2
釋義

石化產品

從石油或天然氣提煉的化學物質

A chemical substance manufactured from petroleum and natural gas, used as a raw material to make plastics, synthetic fabrics, fertilisers, and other everyday products.

例句

Pedro works at a petrochemical plant that turns crude oil into plastics and other products.

Pedro 在一座石化廠工作，該廠將原油轉化為塑膠和其他產品。

petrochemical plant — factory where petroleum is processed into chemicals

Plastic bottles and nylon bags are made from petrochemicals that come from crude oil.

塑膠瓶和尼龍袋是由石油中提煉的石化產品製成的。

同義詞
  • hydrocarbon

    A narrower term: hydrocarbons are a specific type of petrochemical made up of hydrogen and carbon atoms.

  • petroleum derivative

    A broader term that includes both petrochemicals and fuels like gasoline and diesel.

反義詞
  • bio-based chemical

    A chemical made from renewable biological sources such as corn or sugarcane, rather than from petroleum.

文法句型

petrochemical + noun

the petrochemical industry

用法筆記

Petrochemical is often used in the plural form (petrochemicals) when referring to the broad category of substances. The singular is more common when the word is used as an adjective (petrochemical plant, petrochemical industry).

常見錯誤

❌Oil is a petrochemical used to make plastics.
✅Crude oil is the raw material from which petrochemicals are made.
💡Petrochemicals are derived from petroleum, not petroleum itself.
❌Petrochemicals are the same as fossil fuels.
✅Fossil fuels are burned for energy; petrochemicals are chemical raw materials used in manufacturing.
💡The two categories overlap in origin but differ in purpose.