gas

[US]/ɡæs/
[UK]/ɡæs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a substance in a gaseous state; gasoline; poisonous gas; natural gas
vt. to kill by exposure to poisonous gas; to refuel
vi. to emit gas; to refuel; to talk idly

Phrases & Collocations

natural gas

gasoline

gas station

gas leak

gas stove

oil and gas

flue gas

gas chromatography

gas field

gas reservoir

gas flow

gas pipeline

waste gas

greenhouse gas

oil gas

gas well

gas turbine

tail gas

exhaust gas

gas pressure

coal gas

gas production

gas phase

Example Sentences

The gas is out.

a noncombustible gas

electrical and gas appliances.

They are the worst in gas milage.

a rich gas mixture.

oil and gas riggers.

A gas pipe was explosive.

gas tanks; gas stoves.

Connect the gas stove with the gas pipe.

a natural gas bonanza for Britain.

the risk of radon gas emanation.

a qualified gas fitter.

it was great gas in the club last night.

a gas hookup for a mobile home.

a gas water heater.

Real-world Examples

To counteract this oxygen would have to be diluted with non reactive gas.

Source: Scientific World

Manufacturing flat screens adds greenhouse gases to the atmosphere.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

But there were some scuffles with police who fired tear gas.

Source: NPR News March 2019 Compilation

Officials using tear gas to break up the crowd.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2019 Collection

Would you please fill some gas for me?

Source: Conversation for Traveling Abroad: Sightseeing Edition

" To turn off the gas in my room" !

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

Can you turn the gas off for me?

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

It is heated until it becomes a gas.

Source: VOA Special November 2015 Collection

Not yet. The chemical factory produces terrible gas.

Source: Beijing Ren'ai Edition Junior High School English Grade Nine Upper Volume

Nature is gobbling greenhouse gas every day.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2020 Collection

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