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verb (-ss-)
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KILL/HARM WITH GAS 1 [VN] to kill or
harm sb by making them
breathe poisonous gas
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TALK ft ft 2 [V] (usually used in the progressive tenses
il # X ® fr (old-fashioned,
informal) to talk for a
long time about things
that are not important ft] M; $
gas-bag /'gsesbaeg/
noun {informal, humorous) a person who
talks a lot ftft^ftlftA; fti^tX 'gas chamber noun a room
that can be filled with poisonous gas for killing animals or people
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'gas-cooled adj. [only before noun] using
gas to keep the temperature cool (ft; #] "X # £P (ft : gas-cooled nuclear reactors
gas eous /'gaesias;
'geisias/ adj. [usually before noun] like or
containing gas lUHWK) ; ft ft
(ft : a gaseous mixture ft,ft?Ift o in gaseous form ,gas-'fired adj. [usually before noun] {BrE) using gas as a fuel 'MX (ft; gas-fired central heating
,gas 'giant noun {astronomy A) a large planet made mostly of the
gases hydrogen and helium, for example Jupiter or Saturn
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'gas guzzler (also guz-zler) noun {informal, especially NAmE) a car
that needs a lot of petrol/gas [IX/ftllfvX; “fft 3§i/E” ►
'gas-guzzling adj. [only before noun] gash /gaeJV noun, verb
m noun ~ (in/on sth) a long deep cut in the surface of sth,
especially a person’s skin j^-|£(ftft P ( P, )
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verb [VN] to make a long deep cut in sth, especially a
person’s skin
^lj^, ( AAAfft&Jft ) : He gashed
his hand on a sharp
piece of rock.
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gas-hold er /'gaeshauldo^);
NAmE -houl-/ noun = gasometer
gas-ket /'gaBskit/ noun a flat piece of rubber, etc. placed between two metal
surfaces in a pipe or an engine to prevent steam, gas or oil from escaping S^H; ^
MU: The engine had blown a
gasket {= had allowed steam, etc. to escape).
A^Jt/l^J^MEil'iSXTc 0 {figurative, informal) He blew a
gasket at the news (= became very angry).
gas lamp (also gas-light) noun a lamp in the
street or in a house, that produces light from burning gas gas-light /’gaeslait/ noun 1 [U]
light produced from burning gas ft: In the gaslight she looked paler
than ever.
2 [C] = GAS LAMP
gas-man /‘gaesmaen/
noun {pi. -men /-men/)
{informal) a man whose job is to visit people’s
houses to see how much gas they have used, or to fit and check gas equipment
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'gas mantle noun = mantle n.{4)
’gas mask noun a
piece of equipment worn over the face as protection against poisonous gas gaso-hol /'gaesahnl; NAmE -hoil;
-hail/ noun [U] (NAmE) a mixture of
petrol/gas and alcohol which can be used in cars (Km)
'gas oil noun [U] a type of
oil obtained from petroleum which
is used as a fuel
gas
oline On (also gas-olene) /'gaesaliin/ noun [U]
(iNAmE) = petrol : I fill up the tank with
gasoline about once a week. 0
leaded/unleaded gasoline ft ft / Xft'A'/ft gasometer /gae'snmita^); NAmE -'sa:m-/ (also gas- hold-er) noun a very large round container or building in which gas
is stored and from which it is sent through pipes to other buildings ( AS! ) gasp /ga:sp; NAmE gaesp/
verb, noun m verb 1 ~ (at sth) to take a quick
deep breath with your mouth open, especially because you are surprised or in
pain ( Uitm, [V]
She gasped at the wonderful view. ftllJfc HiSfil
ft T Bf o o They
gasped in astonishment at the news.
o[V speech] ‘What
was that
noise ?’ he gasped. “ 2$ J§ ft Is
W ? ”
Ib! „ 2 ~ (sth) (out) to have difficulty breathing or
speaking itXMX; «f fM: [V] He came to the
surface of the
water gasping for air. ft# & Q
If Xsl 0 [VN] She managed to gasp out her name.
ft&H-X X <X X ft i!H ft} T Hk Ift £ ^ o [also V speech] 3 be
gasping (for sth) [V] {BrE, informal) to want or need sth very badly, especially a drink or a cigarette $§M,
jft jg,
w- (xmmimm)
■ noun a quick
deep breath, usually caused by a strong emotion (
A: to give a gasp of horror/surprise/relief ft / P£
ft^ffyft-^0X; XlX 0 His breath came
in short
gasps, ft& ft ffeUfaif X» IE1TCI see last det.
'gas pedal noun {especially
NAmE) — accelerator n.(l)
, gas-'permeable adj. allowing
gases to pass through MXlft: gas-permeable contact lenses iiXiiXilft;
'gas ring noun {especially BrE) a round piece of metal with holes in it on the top of a gas
cooker/stove, where the gas is lit to produce the flame for cooking M
X ft AH
'gas station noun {NAmE) = petrol station gassy /'gaesi/ adj. 1 {BrE) (of
drinks ft 14) containing too much gas in the form of bubbles
XiilXft (ft 2 {NAmE) (of people A) having a lot of gas in your
stomach, etc.
(Mit) mHM
gastric /'gaestrik/ adj. [only before noun] {medical E) connected with the
stomach 1^; P 1$(ft: a gastric ulcer 1 #5 o gastric juices (= the acids in your
stomach that help you to digest food) P ( ft SI] X if)
ttlSI)
.gastric 'flu noun [U] an
illness affecting the stomach, which does not last long and is thought to be
caused by
a virus 1133 (
-#»AMJilil^#3l£lftM$f ^ ) gas tri tis /gae'straitis/ noun [U] {medical E) an illness in which the inside of the stomach becomes
swollen and painful PA
gastro-enteritis /.gaestrao .enta’raitis; NAmE .gaestrou/
noun [U] {medical E) an
illness of the stomach and other food passages that causes diarrhoea and vomiting P
J®A
gas tro intest inal
/.gaestraum'testinl; NAmE -rou-; BrE also .gaestrauinte'stainl/ adj. {medical E) of or
related to the stomach and intestines PM (ft gas tro nom ic /.gaestra'nDtnik; NAmE -'na:m-/ adj. [only before noun] connected with
cooking and eating good food ►
gas-tro-nom-ic-al-ly /-kli/ adv.
gas tron omy /gae'stronami;
NAmE -'strain-/ noun [U] (formal) the art and practice of cooking and eating good food^li)^;
gas tro pod /'gaestrapod;
NAmE -paid/ noun {biology ft) a mollusc such as a snail
or slug, that moves on one large
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gas-tro-pub /'gaestraupAb; NAmE -trou-/
noun {BrE) a pub which is well known for serving good food H ft
gas-works /'gaesw3iks;
NAmE -W3irks/ noun {pi. gasworks) [C+sing./pl.
v.] a factory where gas for lighting and heating is made from
coal gate 0"w /geit/ noun
1 [C] a barrier like a door that is used to close an
opening in a fence or a wall outside a building A H; tt&h; mmn: an iron
gate ftf] 0 He pushed open the garden gate. ftttXT&ISfriJno 0 A crowd
gathered at the factory gates. — A M H ft X ft ^ A fl P. 0 the
gates of the city M \'l — picture o fence — see also lychgate, starting gate 2 [c] an
opening that can be closed by a gate or gates AH P: We drove through the
palace gates. 3 [C] a barrier that
is used to control
the flow of water on a river or canal ffln;
NH: a lock/sluicegate ft|ftfl; 7jcft 4 [c] a way out of an airport
through which passengers go to get on their plane g 4/1H ; ® 4/1 P : BA
flight 726 to