rocket fuel
noun [ U ] uk/ˈrɒk.ɪt ˌfjʊəl/ us/ˈrɑː.kɪt ˌfjʊəl/
（促动某人做某事的）巨大动力，力量源泉
something that gives you energy or encourages you to do something, or that encourages something to happen
The dawning realization that his childhood world was founded upon a lie provided the rocket fuel that propelled him into writing. 他逐渐意识到自己的童年世界原来建立在谎言之上，这种意识转化为巨大的动力，推动他投身写作。
烈酒;毒品
strong alcoholic drink or drugs
A drop of rocket fuel eased the last few miles to the hostel. 喝一口烈酒，去青年旅舍最后几英里路也变得没有那么难走了。
In those days speed enjoyed a vogue as an energy-producing rocket fuel for naughty boys and girls to stay up and party all night. 在那些日子里，速度丸大受欢迎，被坏小孩当作力量源泉，整夜不睡开派对。
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- For thrifts regulated by OTS, the option ARM was the rocket fuel of the mortgage boom.
- "Payback is not a platform," says one of the party's top strategists, "but it can be rocket fuel in a campaign".
- We've got less than four hours and I'm going to need some rocket fuel.