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.
I try to be punctual in getting dinner on the table.
我一向设法让晚餐菜肴准时上餐桌。
And although no period or place in American history has been more absurdly romanticized, myth and reality did join hands in at least one arena, the conflict between the individual and encroaching civilization.