Now, however, recent developments in electric vehicle technology mean they can match conventional petrol engines in terms of performance and safety.(然而，如今电动汽车技术的最新发展意味着，它们在性能和安全性方面都可以与传统汽油发动机相媲美。)
The man poured petrol down the hole and then lit a match in an attempt to kill the offending arachnid.(这名男子将汽油倒进洞里，然后点燃了一根火柴，试图杀死这只讨厌的蜘蛛。)
In most countries the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the 1970s.(在大多数国家，原油成本在汽油价格中所占的比例比上世纪70年代要小。)
When a petrol station burns down, you don't just want to know who dropped the cigarette; you want to know why all the combustible fumes escaped.(当一座加油站被烧毁，你不仅想知道是谁扔下了烟头，你还想了解所有易燃气体的泄露原因。)
What is the price of petrol these days?(现在的汽油价格是多少？)
What happens when food and petrol supplies run low?(食物和汽油这些补给品减少时会发生什么情况呢？)
She put diesel fuel, instead of petrol, into the tank causing the motor to seize up.(她把柴油代替汽油灌入油箱，造成发动机失灵。)
Unleaded petrol rose more than a penny a gallon.(无铅汽油每加仑涨了一个多便士。)
We drove there and back on one tank of petrol.(我们开车去那里来回用了一油箱汽油。)
