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Jiangyueming Posted 14 years ago
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Can I say "Most of petrol filling stations can't oil new energy cars"?
Can I say "Most of petrol filling stations can't oil new energy cars"? Thank you.
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That sounds British to me, and I'm American, but in any case it's hard for me to understand what you're trying to say. What do you mean by "new energy cars"? Electric cars?
- That sounds British to me, and I'm American, but in any case it's hard for me to understand what you're trying to say.
- What do you mean by "new energy cars"?
- Electric cars?
- Hybrid cars (a combination of both gas and electric)?
- Maybe you mean Most gas stations don't have the proper equipment to lubricate electric cars.
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That sounds British to me, and I'm American, but in any case it's hard for me to understand what you're trying to say.
What do you mean by "new energy cars"? Electric cars? Hybrid cars (a combination of both gas and electric)?
Maybe you mean
Most gas stations don't have the proper equipment to lubricate electric cars.
That's an American version.
What do you mean by "new energy cars"? Electric cars? Hybrid cars (a combination of both gas and electric)?
Maybe you mean
Most gas stations don't have the proper equipment to lubricate electric cars.
That's an American version.
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Or can I say "oil cars" instead of "lubricate cars"? Because if you lubricate something such as a part of a machine, you put a substance such as oil on it so that it moves smoothly.
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jiangyuemingcan I say "oil cars" instead of "lubricate cars"?To my ear "to oil" is to spread oil on something. I imagine someone pouring oil over the whole car and rubbing it in with a cloth!
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