fuel
noun uk/ˈfjuː.əl/ us/ˈfjuː.əl/
B1 [ C or U ]燃料;燃烧剂
a substance that is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burned
Wood, coal, oil, petrol, and gas are all different kinds of fuel. 木材、煤炭、石油、汽油和天然气是不同种类的燃料。
Plutonium is a fuel used to produce nuclear energy. 钚是一种用来产生核能量的燃料。
nuclear fuel 核燃料
unleaded fuel 无铅燃料
The new exhaust system, it is claimed, will lower fuel consumption. 据称新的排气装置会降低燃料的消耗。
[ U ]刺激因素
anything that keeps people's ideas or feelings active, or makes them stronger
Reports in today's newspapers have added fuel to the controversy (= made it worse). 今天报纸上的报道给这场争论火上浇油。
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- Today's vehicles use two kinds of fuel - petrol and diesel.
- The new tax will put 8% on fuel prices.
- Lead is added to fuel to make car engines run more smoothly.
- The car blew up when flames reached its fuel tank.
- We'll have to stop for fuel on the way to the airport.
Idiom
add fuel to the fireidiom (UK also add fuel to the flames)火上浇油
to make an argument or bad situation worse
The discovery that the government was aware of the cover-up has really added fuel to the fire. 人们发现政府对这起隐瞒事件早已知情，这真是火上浇油。
fuel
verb [ T ] uk/ˈfjuː.əl/ us/ˈfjuː.əl/ -ll- or -l-
为…添加燃料
to supply a system with a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power
Our heating is fuelled by gas. 我们的供暖系统是烧天然气的。
We have a gas-fuelled heating system. 我们有一套烧天然气的供暖系统。
petrol/hydrogen-fuelled cars 汽油／氢燃料汽车
加强；激起
Something that fuels a feeling or a type of behaviour increases it or makes it stronger.
The rapid promotion of the director's son has itself fuelled resentment within the company. 董事的儿子升职太快了，这件事激起了公司内的不满情绪。
The president's speech fuelled speculation that she is about to resign. 总统的讲话引起了人们认为她准备辞职的猜测。
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- A huge amount of hydrogen is needed to fuel to rocket.
- The rumours have been fuelled by speculation in the press.
- The diesel in this tank fuels both of the ship's motors.
- The engine had been converted so that it could be fuelled by unleaded petrol.
- Her ambition was fuelled by her older sister's achievements.