英国《FinancialTimes》财经词汇4

The oil price has risen sharply in recent weeks and was yesterday trading at just above $72 a barrel. Lord Browne said the price spike was not caused by a lack of supply, as inventories of oil were actually rising.

1、outweigh    v.在重量(或价值等)上超过

政治的不确定性对油价的影响，占有决定性的地位，虽然目前石油的供应并不短缺

2、oil major 石油生产大户；石油大国

an oil-producing country considered as one of the majors.

产油国被认为是世界上的重要国家之一

3、unveil  公布，公之于众

4、litre    n.(=liter)升(容量单位)

5、unleaded [unledid ]  adj.无铅的，不含铅的（汽油）

6、spike 译者翻译为“冲高”较为贴切。看看它的英文意思

A sharp rise followed by a sharp decline in a graph or in the tracing of a scientific instrument.

波峰之意