Tra từ petrol - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pet·rol [petrol petrols] BrE [ˈpetrəl] NAmE [ˈpetrəl] (BrE) (NAmE gas, gas·oline) noun uncountable
a liquid obtained from ↑petroleum, used as fuel in car engines, etc
•to fill a car up with petrol
•to run out of petrol
•the petrol tank of a car
•an increase in petrol prices
•leaded/unleaded petrol
compare ↑diesel
See also: ↑gas ▪ ↑gasoline

Word Origin:
late 19th cent.: from French pétrole, from medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin petra ‘rock’ (from Greek) + Latin oleum ‘oil’.

Thesaurus:
petrol noun U (BrE)
•Does your car run on unleaded petrol?
fuel • • diesel • |AmE gas • • gasoline •
unleaded petrol/fuel/gas/gasoline
sth runs on petrol/fuel/diesel/gas/gasoline
fill the car up with petrol/diesel/gas
run out of petrol/fuel/diesel/gas

Example Bank:
•Can you smell petrol?
•My car runs on unleaded petrol.
•The air smelled of petrol.
•The price of a litre of unleaded petrol has risen.
•Thugs poured petrol over a homeless man and tried to set him alight.
•We ran out of petrol and had to walk to the nearest garage.
•An increase in petrol prices will lead to severe difficulties for the company.
•Does your car run on unleaded petrol?
•I've filled the car up with petrol.
•Make sure the lights are working, the tyres are inflated and the petrol tank is full before setting off.