English Dictionary

gas

/ɡæs/

noun

(uncountable) A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles, especially natural gas.

I need to fill up my car with gas.

意味（1）

(uncountable) A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles, especially natural gas.

Gas-fired power stations have largely replaced coal-burning ones.

意味（2）

(uncountable, military) Poison gas.

The artillery fired gas shells into the enemy trenches.

意味（3）

(countable, chemistry) A chemical element or compound in such a state.

The atmosphere is made up of a number of different gases.

意味（4）

(countable) A hob on a gas cooker.

She turned the gas on, put the potatoes on, then lit the oven.

意味（5）

(uncountable) Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process; flatus.

My tummy hurts so bad – I have gas.

意味（6）

(Ireland, slang) A humorous or entertaining event or person.

Two more girls came in, one in bright pink stretch pants and the other in purple. “Man this place is a gas,” said pink.

意味（7）

(slang) Frothy or boastful talk; chatter.

意味（8）

(baseball) A fastball.

The closer threw him nothing but gas.

意味（9）

(medicine, colloquial) Arterial or venous blood gas.

意味（10）

(slang, uncountable) Marijuana, typically of high quality.