{
    "term": "petrol",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a liquid obtained from petroleum, used as fuel in car engines, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to fill a car up with petrol"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **run out of petrol**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The car has a 2-litre **petrol engine**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the petrol tank of a car"
                },
                {
                    "text": "An increase in petrol prices will lead to severe difficulties for the company."
                },
                {
                    "text": "leaded/unleaded petrol"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can you smell petrol?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "My car runs on unleaded petrol."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The air smelled of petrol."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The price of a litre of unleaded petrol has risen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They poured petrol over the pile of rubbish and set it alight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We ran out of petrol and had to walk to the nearest garage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Does your car run on unleaded petrol?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've filled the car up with petrol."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Make sure the lights are working, the tyres are inflated and the petrol tank is full before setting off."
                }
            ],
            "topics": [
                "The environment",
                "Transport by car or lorry",
                "Physics and chemistry"
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["lead-free", "ultra-low sulphur", "unleaded"],
                "… of petrol": ["litre", "tankful"],
                "verb + petrol": [
                    "fill (something) up with",
                    "fill something with",
                    "run on"
                ],
                "petrol + verb": ["burn", "ignite"],
                "petrol + noun": ["engine", "tank", "car"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpetrəl/",
                "audio": "pe/petrol/petrol__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpetrəl/",
                "audio": "pe/petrol/petrol__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 19th cent.: from French pétrole, from medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin petra ‘rock’ (from Greek) + Latin oleum ‘oil’."
}