词汇 | oil-lamp |
释义 | BETA oil lampcollocation in Englishmeanings of oiland lampThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. oil noun uk /ɔɪl/ us /ɔɪl/ petroleum (= the black oil obtained from under the earth's surface from which ... See more at oil lamp noun[ C ] uk /læmp/ us /læmp/ a device for giving light, especially one that has a covering or is contained ... See more at lamp Examples of oil lampoil lamp A binnacle may be subdivided into sections and its contents typically include one or more compasses and an oillamp or other light source. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The oillamp glows continuously in the sanctuary in front of the tabernacle. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the 1850s the light was provided from a burning wick in a whale oillamp. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In 1954 the oillamp was replaced with an electric one powered by a local diesel generator. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. An oillamp had exploded and the room caught fire. For most of the time he had no light at all, and then he had an oillamp. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have to have an oillamp to so many electric lamps at the face. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The boys who have gone into the mines in the last 10 years would never recognise the firedamp cap on the safety oillamp. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When we build our houses in country districts, can we wait for electricity; can we go back to the oillamp stage? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I witnessed in the cottages the great transition from the oillamp and candle to the electric bulb. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why should people in the old house have to use an oillamp while the new house is provided with electric lighting? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We may remember that 30 years ago even a motor car carried an oillamp that often went out in a gust of wind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In other cases, a new type of oillamp with duplex burner giving a candle power greatly in excess of the hurricane lamp is to be supplied. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But in a colliery, in darkness, where one depends on the faint glimmer and flicker of an electric lamp or an oillamp, one cannot use the language of signs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The number of electric lamps has grown in the proportion of two electric lamps to one oillamp, and the lighting of the mines has consequently been very much improved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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