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{
"term": "oil",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a thick liquid that is found in rock underground",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Several companies are **drilling for oil** in the region."
},
{
"text": "The price of **crude oil** has more than doubled."
},
{
"text": "rising world **oil prices**"
},
{
"text": "an **oil spill**"
},
{
"text": "The country is rich in **oil reserves**."
},
{
"text": "**oil and gas** drilling/exploration"
},
{
"text": "oil refineries/pipelines"
},
{
"text": "**oil companies**"
},
{
"text": "the **oil industry**"
},
{
"text": "The well produced oil at a rate of 2 000 **barrels of oil** a day."
},
{
"text": "At the time, oil was trading at around $18 per barrel."
},
{
"text": "The national economy is sustained by high oil revenues."
},
{
"text": "Five companies account for about 70 per cent of the country's oil production."
},
{
"text": "With a finite oil supply and ever-increasing demand, it's inevitable that oil will become more expensive."
}
],
"synonyms": "petroleum",
"topics": ["The environment"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["heavy", "light", "crude"],
"… of oil": ["barrel", "film", "drop"],
"verb + oil": ["extract", "obtain", "produce"],
"oil + noun": ["company", "producer", "man"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a form of petroleum that is used as fuel and to make parts of machines move smoothly",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "fuel oil"
},
{
"text": "engine oil"
},
{
"text": "an oil lamp/heater"
},
{
"text": "Put some oil in the car."
},
{
"text": "Most people think about energy only when gas prices increase or when heating oil is in short supply."
}
],
"topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["heavy", "light", "crude"],
"… of oil": ["barrel", "film", "drop"],
"verb + oil": ["extract", "obtain", "produce"],
"oil + noun": ["company", "producer", "man"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a smooth thick liquid that is made from plants or animals and is used in cooking",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Fry the potato in a little sunflower oil."
},
{
"text": "palm/coconut/sesame oil"
},
{
"text": "Heat the frying pan and add cooking oil."
},
{
"text": "Heat the oil gently and brown the mince."
},
{
"text": "**Vegetable oils** are better for you than animal fats."
},
{
"text": "A daily dose of omega-3 fish oil will help children to concentrate better."
},
{
"text": "a bottle of extra virgin olive oil"
},
{
"text": "The traditional salad dressing is made of oil and vinegar."
}
],
"topics": ["Food"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["cooking", "hydrogenated", "polyunsaturated"],
"verb + oil": ["heat", "cook something in", "fry something in"],
"preposition": ["in oil"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a smooth thick liquid that is made from plants, minerals, etc. and is used on the skin or hair",
"cefr": "a2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "lavender bath oil"
},
{
"text": "suntan oil"
},
{
"text": "She rubbed a scented oil into her hair."
},
{
"text": "The sick were anointed with oil."
}
],
"topics": ["Appearance"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["aromatic", "fragrant", "scented"],
"verb + oil": ["massage", "rub", "massage something with"],
"preposition": ["oil of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "coloured paint containing oil used by artists",
"sensetop": "in oil",
"labels": "(US English)(US English)(US English)(especially British English)(North American English usually)(British English)(North American English)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "‘Four Women on a Bench’, oil on canvas, 1991"
},
{
"text": "a painting done in oils",
"contextForm": "in oil"
},
{
"text": "landscapes in oil"
}
],
"topics": ["Art"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "a picture painted in oil paint",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Among the more important Turner oils was ‘Venus and Adonis’."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to study or work until late at night",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to try to settle an argument",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Discussion and agreement"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɔɪl/",
"audio": "oi/oil/oil__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɔɪl/",
"audio": "oi/oil/oil__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old Northern French olie, Old French oile, from Latin oleum ‘(olive) oil’; compare with olea ‘olive’."
}