| 单词 | white spirit |
| 释义 | white spirit noun[U] UKuk/ˌwaɪt ˈspɪr.ɪt/us/ˌwaɪt ˈspɪr.ət/(USturpentine)aclearalcoholicliquidthat is used for makingpaintthinnerandremovingpaintfrombrushesandclothes （用于稀释油漆和清除油漆污渍的）石油溶剂油Paints, dyes & pigments
Examplesofwhite spiritwhite spirit Thiswhitespiritis very largely used in a number of industries and, therefore, the tax is a direct tax on industry and production. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The expected revenue this year from thiswhitespiritand turpentine duty, this awful revenue tax, this improper and indecent tariff, is £500,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that there may be some difficulty in distinguishing betweenwhitespiritand petrol, but that point cannot be made in respect of turpentine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No paint can be produced withoutwhitespiritand turpentine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All of these industries are interested in two special sorts of hydrocarbon oils, namely,whitespiritand turpentine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Turpentine andwhitespiritare articles which are very different in composition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a different thing altogether, and you cannot get a substitution of turpentine orwhitespiritand use it in place of petrol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope the tax will not apply to turpentine andwhitespirit, however, for they cannot be produced from coal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Today, what is known aswhitespiritis the principal material used in dry cleaning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This tax is very hard on those who use petrol andwhitespiritas an ordinary manufacturing agent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is considerable loss in manufacture due to the volatility of these things and the difficulties in getting a drawback onwhitespirit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The largest item would bewhitespirit, which would account for about £467,000, or more than half the total loss of revenue involved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No pot of paint or varnish can be sold without the addition ofwhitespiritor of vegetable hydrocarbon oil of turpentine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Statistics in regard to the receipts fromwhitespiritare not available. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was assumed thatwhitespiritcould be used for the purpose of running an engine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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