If you think so, you're not alone, because energy independence has been the dream of American president for decades, and never more so than in the past few years, when the most recent oil price shock has been partly responsible for kicking off the great recession.
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Most people would probably say that they want to be independent from imported oil
出自-2014年6月閱讀原文
Second, Americans have basically decided that they don't really want to produce all their own oil.
出自-2014年6月閱讀原文
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N-MASS
石油；燃料油；潤滑油
Oil is a smooth, thick liquid that is used as a fuel and for making the parts of machines move smoothly. Oil is found underground.
例句
The company buys and sells about 600,000 barrels of oil a day.
該公司每天買賣約60萬桶石油。
...the rapid rise in prices for oil and petrol.
石油與汽油價(jià)格的急劇上漲
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VERB
給…加潤滑油；給…上油
If you oil something, you put oil onto or into it, for example to make it work smoothly or to protect it.
例句
A crew of assistants oiled and adjusted the release mechanism until it worked perfectly...
一班助手給排放裝置加潤滑油并作調(diào)試，直到其達(dá)至理想工作狀態(tài)。
The leather may need to be oiled every two to three weeks in order to retain its suppleness.
為了保持皮革的柔韌性，可能兩三周就要上一次油。
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N-MASS
食用油；植物油
Oil is a smooth, thick liquid made from plants and is often used for cooking.
例句
Combine the beans, chopped mint and olive oil in a large bowl...
將菜豆、切碎的薄荷和橄欖油放在大碗里攪拌。
Drop the slices into the oil and fry until golden brown.
將切片倒進(jìn)油里，煎至金棕色。
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N-MASS
潤膚油；沐浴油
Oil is a smooth, thick liquid, often with a pleasant smell, that you rub into your skin or add to your bath.
例句
Try a hot bath with some relaxing bath oil...
用舒緩沐浴油洗個(gè)熱水澡吧。
My sister smeared herself with suntan oil and slept by the swimming pool all day.
我姐姐抹了些防曬油，一整天睡在游泳池邊。
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N-COUNT
同 oil painting
Oils are oil paintings .
例句
Her colourful oils and works on paper have a naive, dreamlike quality.
她那些色彩斑斕的油畫與紙上作品給人一種天真、夢幻般的感覺。
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N-PLURAL
油彩；油畫顏料
When an artist paints in oils, he or she uses oil paints.
例句
When she paints in oils she always uses the same range of colours.
她創(chuàng)作油畫時(shí)總是使用同一組色彩。
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PHRASE
平息風(fēng)波；調(diào)停爭端
If you pour oil on troubled waters, you try to calm down a difficult situation.
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PHRASE
使…順利進(jìn)行；使…正常運(yùn)作
If someone or something oils the wheels of a process or system, they help things to run smoothly and successfully.
例句
On all such occasions, the king stands in the wings, oiling the wheels of diplomacy.
在所有這樣的場合，國王總是身處幕后確保外交活動(dòng)的順利進(jìn)行。