The petrol had nearly all been used up.
汽油幾乎已經用光。
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 86 Out of control
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 幾乎,差不多;險乎;
?? near接近 + ly ...的 → ad.差不多;密切地
"After roaming around nearly half his life, he finally settled down in Canada."
他過了半輩子的流浪生活, 最后在加拿大定居了下來.
近義:about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nigh
n. 汽油;
?? petr(石頭)+ol(oil油)- 石油 網友:tom 補充:pet(寵物)+rol(roll,滾動) 寵物滾到油井里,發現石油。
"chemical additives in petrol"
汽油中的化學添加劑
近義:petroleum, naphtha, gas, gasolene, gasoline, oil
adj. 用過的;習慣于;二手的;舊的;
v. 使用( use的過去式和過去分詞);常常,經常;
"Things ain't what they used to be."
現在情況不比從前了。
近義:outworn, worn, utilized, wonted, accustomed
反義:unused, unworn