每日商务英语 第58期:黑潮

 　　black tide 黑潮

　　英文释义

　　Ocean pollution (especially used for petroleum¹ spilled from a wrecked² ship carrying oil)

　　例句

　　When the huge oil tanker³ hit the reef, the disaster caused a black tide that harmed most of the nearby seacoast and ruined the local fishing industry.

　　那艘巨型油轮触礁，灾难导致了一场黑潮，给沿海附近地区造成了破坏，毁掉了当地的渔业。

1 petroleum   

n.原油，石油

参考例句：

• The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

2 wrecked   

adj.失事的，遇难的

参考例句：

• the hulk of a wrecked ship 遇难轮船的残骸
• the salvage of the wrecked tanker 对失事油轮的打捞

3 tanker   

n.油轮

参考例句：

• The tanker took on 200,000 barrels of crude oil.油轮装载了二十万桶原油。
• Heavy seas had pounded the tanker into three parts.汹涌的巨浪把油轮撞成三载。