methane

methane

英 ['miːθeɪn; 'meθeɪn]
　　美 ['mɛθen]

n. [有化] 甲烷；[能源] 沼氣

中文詞源：

methane 甲烷，沼氣

mety-,甲基化，縮寫自methyl,甲基，-ane,化學名詞後綴，烷。俗稱沼氣。

例句：

1. Methane gas does collect in the mines around here.
周圍的礦井裡的確有沼氣聚積。

2. The ignition of methane gas killed eight men.
甲烷起火，致使8人喪生。

3. Methane and propane are alkanes.
甲烷和丙烷是烷烴。

4. As the waste materials decompose, they produce methane gas.
廢物腐爛時會產生沼氣。

5. The blast was caused by pockets of methane gas that ignited.
爆炸是由數袋甲烷氣體著火引起的.