/'di:zl; `dizl/
n
1 [C] (also `diesel engine) oil-burning engine (used eg for buses and locomotives) in which fuel is ignited by sudden compression 柴油机
*[attrib 作定语] a diesel lorry, train, etc 柴油机运货卡车、火车等.
2 [U] (also `diesel fuel, `diesel oil) heavy fuel oil used in diesel engines 柴油.
3 [C] locomotive, motor vehicle or ship that uses diesel fuel 柴油机机车、机动车或船.

n
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Rudolph Diesel (1858-1913), German engineer who invented the engine]
[U]
a type of heavy oil used instead of petrol in engines, especially in trucks, buses, and trains
　a 1.9 litre diesel engine
diesel car/truck etc
[C]informal
a vehicle that uses diesel