12.to pour oil on troubled waters平息风波；调停争端
Dad mediated between us all, pouring oil on troubled waters.爸爸在我们中间调停, 想要平息风波。
13.to strike oil
(by drilling)钻探到石油
Last summer, Northern Petroleum struck oil near Winchester.去年夏天, 北方石油公司在温彻斯特附近钻探到了石油。
<非正式>(be successful)发大财；大获成功；飞黄腾达
We've really struck oil with this new deal.这笔新交易真是让我们发了大财。