n. 汽油；
用作名词(n.)
Our car was useless for want of petrol.
由于缺少汽油,我们的汽车派不上用场。
After a long traveling, we get to a petrol station at last.
一场长途跋涉后,我们终于赶到了加油站。
1. The crowds became violent and threw petrol bombs at the police.
人群变得狂暴起来，并向警察投掷汽油弹。
2. There's no petrol, so it's very difficult to transport goods.
没有汽油，因此很难运输货物。
3. The boom of the 1980s led to a taste for petrol-guzzling cars.
20世纪80年代的经济繁荣使人们喜欢上高油耗的汽车。
4. The price of petrol is coming down by four pence a gallon.
汽油的价格每加仑降了4便士。
5. Every eventuality is covered, from running out of petrol to needing water.
从汽油耗尽到用水紧缺，所有可能发生的事情都考虑到了。
6. I first started cruising in yachts with temperamental petrol engines.
我刚开始驾驶游艇航行时，艇上的汽油发动机老出毛病。