oil tanker; oil ship
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
oil tanker; tanker ship (a vessel designed with liquid cargo holds for transporting bulk oil)
Technically distinct from 邮轮 (yóu lún, cruise ship/ocean liner), which shares identical pronunciation but refers to passenger vessels. Oil tankers are classified by size, from coastal tankers to VLCCs (Very Large Crude Carriers).
Yī一
sōu艘
jù巨
xíng型
yóu油
lún轮
huǎn缓
huǎn缓
shǐ驶
rù入
gǎng港
kǒu口
。
A giant oil tanker slowly sailed into the harbor.
Zhè这
sōu艘
yóu油
lún轮
kě可
yǐ以
zhuāng装
zài载
èr二
shí十
wàn万
dūn吨
yuán原
yóu油
。
This tanker can carry two hundred thousand tons of crude oil.
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Yóu油
lún轮
xiè泄
lòu漏
zào造
chéng成
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
hǎi海
yáng洋
wū污
rǎn染
。
The oil tanker leak caused serious marine pollution.
Zhè这
jiā家
chuán船
yùn运
gōng公
sī司
yōng拥
yǒu有
yī一
zhī支
dà大
xíng型
yóu油
lún轮
chuán船
duì队
。
This shipping company owns a large fleet of oil tankers.