oil /ɒil/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
• (n.) oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist
• (v.) cover with oil, as if by rubbing

Chinese translation

• n. 油, 石油, 油画颜料
• vt. 涂油于, 使融化成油状, 加油于
• vi. 加燃油, 融化

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/ɒil/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 5.1 · Common

Word forms

oiled, oiling, oils

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