oil

[ɔɪl]
n
any of a number of viscous liquids with a smooth sticky feel. They are usually flammable, insoluble in water, soluble in organic solvents, and are obtained from plants and animals, from mineral deposits, and by synthesis. They are used as lubricants, fuels, perfumes, foodstuffs, and raw materials for chemicalsSee essential oil See fixed oil
another name for petroleum.(as modifier)
any of a number of substances usually derived from petroleum and used for lubrication.(in combination).(as modifier)
Also called: fuel oil a petroleum product used as a fuel in domestic heating, industrial furnaces, marine engines, etc
paraffin, esp when used as a domestic fuel.(as modifier)
any substance of a consistency resembling that of oil
oil of vitriol
the solvent, usually linseed oil, with which pigments are mixed to make artists' paints
oil colour or paint.(as modifier)
an oil painting
vb
to lubricate, smear, polish, etc, with oil or an oily substance
to bribe (esp in the phrase oil someone's palm)
See well-oiled
- 习惯用语
- the good oil facts or news
- the dinkum oil 同
- strike oil to discover petroleum while drilling for it.to become very rich or successful
- oil the wheels to make things run smoothly