•Wood, coal, oil, petrol and gas are all different kinds of fuel.木材、煤炭、石油、汽油和煤气是不同种类的燃料。

•Plutonium is a fuel used to produce nuclear energy.钸是一种用来产生核能量的燃料。

•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。

•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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•The discovery that the government was aware of the cover-up has really added fuel to the fire.人们发现政府对这件隐瞒事件早已知情，这真是火上浇油。

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•Our heating system is fuelled by gas.我们的供暖系统是烧煤气的。

•We have a gas-fuelled heating system.我们有一套烧煤气的供暖系统。

•petrol/hydrogen-fuelled cars汽油／氢燃料汽车

•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 prime minister's speech fuelled speculation that she is about to resign.首相的讲话引起了人们认为她准备辞职的猜测。