crude oil
Unrefined oil; as it is found underground, consisting mainly of hydrocarbonsUnrefined oil; as it is found underground, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.
» Crude oil has been falling in price.
Der Rohölpreis ist gefallen. — christian42
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1 senses(uncountable, usually)Unrefined oil; as it is found underground, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.
Rohöl, Erdöl
сырая нефтьsyraja neftʹ, неочищенная нефтьneočiščennaja neftʹ
сира нафтаsyra nafta, неочищена нафтаneočyščena nafta
a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
Examples
20 sentencesCrude oil has been falling in price.
deDer Rohölpreis ist gefallen. — christian42
Recently, the price of crude oil has soared, and the cost of gasoline is going up.
Recently, the price of crude oil has shot up, and the cost of gasoline is going up.
Recently, the price of crude oil has been skyrocketing, and the cost of gasoline is going up.
Japan imports great quantities of crude oil.
Японія імпортує великі обсяги нафти. — brambury
ruЯпония импортирует большие объёмы нефти. — shanghainese
deJapan importiert große Mengen Rohöl. — sigfrido
Translations
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Forms
plural: crude oils| Singular | crude oil |
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uncountable
Synonyms
5 synonyms- a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons:petroleumcruderock oilfossil oiloil
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable