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石油

shí yóu · shi you

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沙(shā)乌(wū)地(dì)阿(ā)拉(lā)伯(bó)有(yǒu)非(fēi)常(cháng)丰(fēng)富(fù)的(de)石(shí)油(yóu)。

Saudi Arabia is very rich in oil.

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这(zhè)个(ge)国(guó)家(jiā)的(de)经(jīng)济(jì)主(zhǔ)要(yào)依(yī)靠(kào)石(shí)油(yóu)出(chū)口(kǒu)。

This country's economy mainly depends on oil exports.

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dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dǒu]; one hundred liters; ancient pr. [shí]

oil; fat

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