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fuel

noun
 
🔊/ˈfjuːəl/
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  1.  
     [uncountable, countable] any material that produces heat or power, usually when it is burnt燃料
    • diesel/jet/rocket fuel柴油/喷气/火箭燃料
    • Most of the houses are heated with solid fuel (= wood, coal, etc.).大多数房屋采用固体燃料取暖。
    • The plant reprocesses spent fuel from nuclear power stations.这家工厂对从核电站回收的废燃料进行后处理。
    • The car has a 65-litre fuel tank. 该车有一个65升的燃油箱。
    • a car with high fuel consumption耗油量大的汽车
    • New engine designs are improving fuel efficiency. 新的发动机设计正在提高燃油效率。
    • We aim to cut emissions and boost fuel economy. 我们旨在减少排放并提高燃油经济性。
    • We use fuel oil to heat our house. 我们使用燃油来加热我们的房屋。
    • steadily rising fuel prices燃油价格稳步上升
    • Domestic fuel bills are set to rise again in the autumn.国内燃油账单将在秋天再次上升。
    see also alternative fuel, fossil fuel, nuclear fuel
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    • The power plant burns sugar cane as fuel.这家电厂用甘蔗作燃料。
    • What sort of fuel does the car run on?这辆汽车用什么燃料？
    • A tax on carbon-producing fuels such as coal and oil was proposed.有人提议对煤炭和石油等碳生产燃料征税。
    • Make sure you don't run out of fuel.确保您不会耗尽燃料。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • clean
    • smokeless
    • unleaded
    • …
    verb + fuel
    • burn
    • consume
    • run on
    • …
    fuel + noun
    • bill
    • costs
    • prices
    • …
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  2. [uncountable] a thing that is said or done that makes something, especially an argument, continue or get worse（尤指使争论等继续或更加激烈的）刺激性言行
    • The new information adds fuel to the debate over safety procedures.新信息对于有关安全程序的辩论是火上浇油。🔊🔊
    • The revelations gave new fuel to angry opponents of the proposed law.新披露的情况使反对该法律提案的人更为激愤。🔊🔊
    • His remarks simply added fuel to the fire/flames of her rage.他的话只是给她的愤怒火上浇油。
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French fouaille, based on Latin focus ‘hearth’ (in late Latin ‘fire’).

fuel

verb
 
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they fuel
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he / she / it fuels
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past simple fuelled
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past participle fuelled
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(US English) past simple fueled
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(US English) past participle fueled
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-ing form fuelling
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(US English) -ing form fueling
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  1.  
     [transitive] fuel something to supply something with material that can be burnt to produce heat or power给…提供燃料
    • Uranium is used to fuel nuclear plants.铀用作核电厂的燃料。🔊🔊
    • oil-fuelled power stations燃油发电厂
    • Most electric plants in California are fuelled by natural gas. 加利福尼亚州的大多数电厂都以天然气为燃料。
  2. [transitive, intransitive] fuel (something) (up) to put petrol into a vehicle给（交通工具）加油
    • The helicopter was already fuelled (up) and ready to go.直升机已加好油，准备起飞。
  3.  
     [transitive] fuel something to increase something; to make something stronger增加；加强；刺激 synonym stoke
    • to fuel rumours/fears/suspicions煽动谣言/恐惧/怀疑
    • Yesterday's meeting is likely to fuel further speculation about a takeover.昨天的会议很可能引起人们对收购更多的猜测。
    • Higher salaries helped to fuel inflation.工资提高刺激通货膨胀。🔊🔊
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    • Crime is soaring fuelled by an influx of drugs.毒品的涌入加剧了犯罪活动。
    • His absence has fuelled rumours of a split within the party.他的缺席加剧了党内分裂的谣言。
    • The consumer boom had been fuelled by a credit-led economy.信贷主导型经济助长了消费热潮。
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    4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French fouaille, based on Latin focus ‘hearth’ (in late Latin ‘fire’).