diesel
n
1 [C] (also `diesel engine) oil-burning engine (used eg for buses and locomotives) in which fuel is ignited by sudden compression 柴油机
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a diesel lorry, train, etc 柴油机运货卡车、 火车等.
2 [U] (also `diesel fuel, `diesel oil) heavy fuel oil used in diesel engines 柴油.
3 [C] locomotive, motor vehicle or ship that uses diesel fuel 柴油机机车、 机动车或船.
A friend exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy his crimes.
朋友宣扬人的美德,敌人夸大人的罪过。
The men of our family waded down through our flooded meadows with boathooks, in the hope of being able to grapple a corner of the raft and pull it out of the current towards our bank.