oil
/ɔɪl/noun
उच्चारण ऑइल
तेल
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as idiom
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[U, C]
a thick liquid that comes from under the ground and is used as a fuel and to make machines work smoothly; a smooth thick liquid made from plants or animals, used in cooking
तेल
- crude oil
- mustard oil
- The country imports most of its oil from abroad.
+ 3 more examples
- Heat a little oil in the pan and add the onions.
- The price of oil rose sharply last month.
- Her mother massages her hair with warm coconut oil.
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[T]
to put oil onto or into something, for example a machine, in order to protect it or make it work smoothly
तेल लगाना
- Oil the bicycle chain.
- Remember to oil the hinges so that the gate stops creaking.
- The mechanic oiled the engine before he started it.
+ 2 more examples
- She oils the wooden door every winter to keep it smooth.
- Oil the lock if the key is hard to turn.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
oil (uncountable) = fuel or cooking liquid
Oil is uncountable when it means petroleum or the liquid used in cooking. Say some oil or a litre of oil.
जब 'oil' का अर्थ पेट्रोलियम या खाना पकाने का तेल हो, तब यह uncountable है। 'Some oil' या 'a litre of oil' कहिए।
- Add some oil to the pan.
- India imports a lot of crude oil.
oils (plural) = kinds of oil
The plural oils means different kinds of oil, such as essential oils or cooking oils.
बहुवचन 'oils' का अर्थ तेल के अलग-अलग प्रकार हैं, जैसे essential oils या cooking oils।
- Mustard and groundnut oils are used in Indian kitchens.
- Essential oils smell pleasant.
oil + machine (verb)
As a verb, oil means to put oil on a machine or part so that it moves smoothly.
Verb के रूप में 'oil' का अर्थ मशीन या पुर्ज़े पर तेल लगाना है ताकि वह सुचारु रूप से चले।
- He oiled the hinges of the door.
- Oil the chain of your bicycle regularly.
oil + noun
Oil is used before many nouns to make compounds like oil well, oil tanker and oil lamp.
'Oil' कई nouns से पहले आकर oil well, oil tanker और oil lamp जैसे compound बनाता है।
- An oil tanker reached the port.
- A small oil lamp lit the room during Diwali.
+Collocations 5
adjective + oil
crudecookingmustardcoconutoliveengine
- Coconut oil is popular in Kerala cooking.
oil + noun
welllamptankerrefinerypricespill
- Oil prices affect the cost of travel.
verb + oil
heatpourpumpimportapplychange
- Heat the oil before you add the mustard seeds.
oil + of
a drop of oila litre of oila barrel of oila bottle of oil
- Add a drop of oil to the lock.
oil + industry words
oil fieldoil companyoil importoil reserve
- India depends on oil imports for most of its fuel.
“More examples 6
- Radhika massages her hair with coconut oil every Sunday.
राधिका हर रविवार अपने बालों में नारियल का तेल लगाती है।
- The country discovered new oil reserves near the coast.
देश ने तट के पास नए तेल भंडार खोजे।
- Don't forget to oil the bicycle chain before the trip.
यात्रा से पहले साइकिल की चेन में तेल डालना न भूलिए।
- Crude oil is refined to make petrol and diesel.
कच्चे तेल को परिष्कृत करके पेट्रोल और डीज़ल बनाया जाता है।
- Pouring oil on troubled waters calmed the angry crowd.
विवाद पर तेल डालकर, यानी शांति करवाकर, उसने गुस्साई भीड़ को शांत किया।
- The sudden rise in oil prices raised the cost of vegetables.
तेल के दामों में अचानक वृद्धि से सब्ज़ियों की कीमत बढ़ गई।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ Please buy two oils from the shop.
✓ Please buy two bottles of oil from the shop.
Oil as a cooking liquid is uncountable, so measure it with a unit such as bottle.
खाना पकाने के तेल के रूप में 'oil' uncountable है, इसलिए bottle जैसी इकाई से गिनिए।
¶Idioms 1
pour oil on troubled waters
to try to settle a disagreement or dispute
झगड़ा शांत कराना, बिगड़ी बात सँभालना
- Radhika poured oil on troubled waters by apologising for both sides.
- The mediator tried to pour oil on troubled waters.
◇Word family
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Burn the midnight oil (study or work late into the night), pour oil on troubled waters (try to calm a difficult situation), add fuel to the fire or pour oil on the flames (make a bad situation worse; in Hindi 'aag mein ghee daalna'), oil and water (two things or people that do not mix well), well-oiled machine (an organization that works smoothly), oil sb's palm (bribe).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: burn the midnight oil (देर रात तक पढ़ना या काम करना), pour oil on troubled waters (कठिन स्थिति शांत करने का प्रयास), add fuel to the fire या pour oil on the flames (बुरी स्थिति को और बिगाड़ना; हिंदी में 'आग में घी डालना'), oil and water (दो चीज़ें या लोग जो मेल न खाएँ), well-oiled machine (सुचारु रूप से चलने वाला संगठन), oil sb's palm (रिश्वत देना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Crude oil is called 'black gold'; Digboi (Assam) is India's oldest oil refinery (1901); Mumbai High is India's largest offshore oil field; OPEC is the organization of oil-exporting countries; Jamnagar (Gujarat) has the world's largest refinery complex.
कच्चे तेल को 'काला सोना' कहा जाता है; डिगबोई (असम) भारत की सबसे पुरानी तेल रिफ़ाइनरी है (1901); मुंबई हाई भारत का सबसे बड़ा अपतटीय तेल क्षेत्र है; OPEC तेल-निर्यातक देशों का संगठन है; जामनगर (गुजरात) में दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा रिफ़ाइनरी परिसर है।