oil

油、食用油

料理を作ったり、食べ物に風味を加えたりする液体の油。

やさしい英語で： A liquid fat used to cook food or add flavour to it.

• Heat the oil in a pan.
• She added olive oil to the salad.
• Can I use oil instead of butter?

よく使う表現： olive oil, vegetable oil, cooking oil, oil and vinegar

油、オイル、燃料油

燃料にしたり、機械の部品を滑らかに動かしたりする油。

やさしい英語で： A thick liquid used as fuel or to help machine parts move smoothly.

• The engine needs more oil.
• We use oil to heat the house.
• Have you checked the car's oil level?

よく使う表現： engine oil, heating oil, oil change, oil tank

石油、原油

地下にある、燃料やプラスチックなどの原料になる濃い液体。

やさしい英語で： A thick liquid found underground and used to make fuels, plastics, and other products.

• Oil prices rose again.
• The company found oil beneath the sea.
• Several countries depend heavily on their oil exports.

類義語： petroleum, crude

よく使う表現： crude oil, oil prices, oil well, oil reserves

油絵、油彩画

色のもとになる粉などを油に混ぜた絵の具で描いた絵。

やさしい英語で： A picture painted with colours made by mixing coloured substances with a thick liquid fat.

• The gallery bought a small oil.
• Her oils show quiet village scenes.
• An early oil by the artist sold yesterday.

類義語： oil painting

よく使う表現： an original oil, oil on canvas, a small oil

注油する、油を差す

機械の部品が動きやすくなるように油を差す。

やさしい英語で： To put a slippery liquid on machine parts so they move easily.

• Please oil the door hinges.
• He oiled his bicycle chain yesterday.
• Have you oiled the moving parts recently?

類義語： lubricate

よく使う表現： oil the hinges, oil a machine, oil the chain, oil the gears