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petrol
/pɛtroʊl/
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- variant 1
- petrol
- cet variant 2
- gasoline
1 · noun
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
汽油
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The car is running low on petrol.
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这辆车快没油了。
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