gas
noun
verb
ɡæs noun
1 a substance such as air, which is not solid or liquid, and usually cannot be seen 气，气体 C,U
hydrogen gas
氢气
toxic/poisonous/noxious gases
a cloud of toxic gas
一团毒气
a gas cylinder/bottle
2 a clear substance like air that is burned for heating or cooking 气体燃料; 煤气; 天然气 U
gas cooker/stove/oven
Can you light the gas for me?
你帮我点燃煤气好吗？
The explosion was caused by a gas leak from the water heater.
这次爆炸是热水器煤气泄漏造成的。
3
gas mark 4/5/6 etc
a measurement of the temperature of a gas OVEN [英] 〔测量煤气烤箱温度的〕煤气刻度 4/5/6 等 BrE
4
gasoline
also 又作 a liquid made from PETROLEUM , used mainly for producing power in the engines of cars, trucks etc 汽油; U | AmE BrE
I probably spend over $200 a month on gas.
我一个月汽油大概要花 200 多美元。
The mechanic found a hole in the gas tank .
汽车修理工发现油箱上有一个洞。
5
the gas
the gas PEDAL of a car [美] 油门; AmE
We stepped on the gas (=pushed down the gas pedal and made the car go faster) and sped away.
我们踩下油门快速开走。
6 a clear substance like air that is used for medical reasons, for example to make people feel less pain or make them sleep during an operation 〔用于手术的〕麻醉气 U
an anaesthetic gas
麻醉气体
7 a type of gas used as a weapon, because it harms or kills people when they breathe it in 毒气，瓦斯 U
mustard gas
芥子气
8 the condition of having a lot of air in your stomach [美，非正式] 胀气，胃气; U | AmE informal BrE
9
a gas
something that is fun and makes you laugh a lot [美，过时，口] 有趣的事，令人发笑的事 AmE old-fashioned spoken
verb
10 to talk for a long time about unimportant or boring things [英，非正式] 空谈，闲聊; I | BrE informal
They were just gassing away.
他们就那样聊个没完。
11 to put petrol in a car [美] 给（汽车）加油
We’d better gas up before we go.
我们走之前最好加油。
gas sth ↔ up
George gassed up the car.
乔治给汽车加了油。