fuel 英 [ˈfju:əl]   美 [ˈfjuəl]

fuel

fuel  英 [ˈfju:əl] 美 [ˈfjuəl]

v. 供以燃料,加燃料  n. 燃料 

进行时:fuelling  过去式:fuelled  过去分词:fuelled  第三人称单数:fuels  名词复数:fuels 

solid fuel 固体燃料
nuclear fuels 核燃料

  • What do you and your car have in common? You both run on fuel. Whether its gasoline or nutritious food, fuel produces energy to get up and go.
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  • v. 供以燃料,加燃料
  • n. 燃料
  • 1. solid fuel

    固体燃料

  • 2. nuclear fuels

    核燃料

  • 3. a car with high fuel consumption

    耗油量大的汽车

  • 4. His remarks simply added fuel to the fire.

    他的话只是给她的愤怒火上浇油。

  • 5. oil-fuelled power stations

    燃油发电厂

  • 6. The helicopter was already fuelled up and ready to go.

    直升机已加好油,准备起飞。

  • fuel (n.) c. 1200, feuel, feul "fuel, material for burning," also figurative, from Old French foaille "fuel for heating," from Medieval Latin legal term focalia "right to demand material for making fire, right of cutting fuel," from classical Latin focalia "brushwood for fuel," from neuter plural of Latin focalis "pertaining to a hearth," from focus "hearth, fireplace" (see focus (n.)). Figurative use from 1570s. Of food, as fuel for the body, 1876. As "combustible liquid for an internal combustion engine" from 1886. A French derivative is fouailler "woodyard." Fuel-oil is from 1882.
  • fuel (v.) 1590s, "feed or furnish with fuel," literal and figurative, from fuel (n.). Intransitive sense "to get fuel" (originally firewood) is from 1880. Related: Fueled; fueling.
fuel / ˈfjuːəl ; NAmE ˈfjuːəl / noun , verb fuel fuels fuelled fueled fuelling fueling noun 1 [uncountable ,  countable ] any material that produces heat or power, usually when it is burnt 燃料 solid fuel (= wood, coal, etc.) 固体燃料 nuclear fuels 核燃料 a car with high fuel consumption 耗油量大的汽车 see also fossil fuel 2 [uncountable ] a thing that is said or done that makes sth, 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/flamesof her rage. 他的话只是给她的愤怒火上浇油。 verb ( -ll- , US -l- ) 1 [transitive ] fuelsth to supply sth 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 2 [transitive ,  intransitive ] fuel(sth) (up) to put petrol/gas 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 ] fuelsth to increase sth; to make sth stronger 增加;加强;刺激 SYN stoke to fuel speculation/rumours/fears 引起猜测╱谣传╱恐惧 Higher salaries helped to fuel inflation. 工资提高刺激通货膨胀。 fuel / ˈfjuːəl ; NAmE ˈfjuːəl /
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