英语释义

• a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay

片语

shale oil页巖油

siliceous shale[巖]

black shale[巖] 黑色页巖

petroliferous shale油页巖

kerosene shale油页巖，煤油页巖

shale gas页巖气

coaly shale煤质板巖

shale inhibition页巖抑制性

calcareous shale灰质页巖；钙质页巖；石灰质页巖

bentonitic shale膨润土性页巖

shale shaker振动筛；泥浆振动筛

alum shale[巖]

carbonaceous shale[巖] 碳质页巖；炭质页巖

oil shale[油气] 油页巖

英汉例句

• but the extraction of shale gas is controversial.

  不过，页巖气开采是存有争议的。

• shale gas, as well as gas from other unconventional sources, will swell the ranks of gas producers.

  页巖气及来源于其它非传统资源的天然气将壮大天然气生产商的数量。

• the country might be producing its first shale gas at scale before the current five-year plan is over.

  这使得中国可能在当前的十二五计划完成前，就生产出第一批大规模的页巖气了。

• shale gas is an important unconventional source of natural gas.

  页巖气是一种重要的非常规天然气的来源。

• in europe, where russia has used supply cut-offs to put pressure on neighbouring ukraine, discoveries of shale gas in eastern europe could diversify supply in a useful way.

  在欧洲，俄罗斯以切断天然气供应来向邻国乌克兰施压。 而在东欧页巖中发现的天然气能有效的使供应源多元化。

• and where there is shale there is likely to be oil.

  而哪儿有油页巖，哪儿就可能有石油。

• in the pale light of the tunnel, 30-foot fossil traces of lycopsid gleam slickly in the shale roof like alligator skins.

  在隧道内黯淡的灯光下，页巖顶部30英尺长的石松化石遗迹就像鳄鱼皮般发出柔滑的光亮。

• natural gas from shale may help alleviate some of the u.s. demand, he says, but that will require a big investment in infrastructure.

  他说，来自页巖中的天然气可能帮助美国缓解一些需求，但这将需要基础设施方面的大量投资。

• as we excavate blocks of fine-grained sediment — primarily shale — looking for clues to the past, the pivotal role played by that ancient time period is always on our mind.

  随着我们发掘大量的纹理细密的沉积物——主要是页巖——来寻找有关过去的线索，那一时期所起的关键作用也浮现在我们的脑海中。

• in deregulated north america, with a competitive market and plenty of shale gas to augment conventional supplies, prices are low.

  在解除管制的北美洲，因为市场竞争激烈，页巖气货量充足，传统的供应量上升，所以价格低廉。

• nonetheless, he does not expect shale gas to have a 「material effect」 on european supply for a decade, since drilling will take some time to ramp up.

  尽管如此，他并没有指望页巖天然气在未来十年内对欧洲的能源供应产生实质影响，毕竟鉆探还要花费一些时日。

• by some estimates, shale gas has more than tripled the lifespan of us gas reserves to more than 100 years and experts say there is similar potential in china.

  一些估计数字显示，页巖气将美国天然气储量的可用期限延长了两倍以上，目前为超过100年。专家们表示，中国也有类似的潜力。

• shale traps gas more tightly than other rock.

  页巖比其他巖石将燃气困得更紧。

• another reason to welcome the gas boom is that it demonstrates how r&d, such as that which brought forth shale gas, can change the world’s energy outlook.

  燃气如此受欢迎的另一原因是正如将页巖燃气的开发利用那样，科研开发展示了其价值所在，它改变了世界的能源前景。

• shale development is even spreading to other countries, such as poland and argentina.

  油页巖开发甚至还传播到了其他国家，例如波兰和阿根廷。

• discoveries of new ways to tap natural gas trapped in shale rock have unlocked supplies that could keep prices in check for years to come.

  开发页巖天然气有了新的方法，这会使天然气的供应增加，在最近几年会有效抑制天然气价格的上涨。

• there are also unconventional oil resources now being brought to the market, including shale oil from tar sands.

  也有包括从焦油沙中提炼的页巖油等，非传统的石油资源被引入市场。

• america’s shale revolution began 20 years ago, but its impact has been felt only in the past five years.

  美国的「页巖革命」开始于20年之前，但是这一能源革命的影响只在近五年内才开始显现。

• i suspect the debate on this will be long, and the answers will be different for each shale gas formation; but it is important that we tackle this debate.

  我认为关于（页巖气）的争论会持续很长时间，对于每个页巖气构造的回答也会不同；但重要的事我们要解决这一争论。

• that's the sound of fracking —pumping a mix of water, sand and chemicals a mile or more into the earth to shatter shale deposits and release the natural gas within.

  这是开采天然气的声音——把水、沙子、和化学物质的混合物从地下数英里的位置抽出来，打碎页巖沉积物，然后释放出贮藏在其中的天然气。

• this is perhaps why poland has been quickest to embrace shale gas; it trusts russia as it would trust a bear to guard a picnic hamper.

  这也许就是为什么波兰成为最快接受页巖天然气开发的国家。相信俄罗斯，那就是相信一头熊也能保卫野餐篮。