fuel
[fjʊəl] noun
ESSENTIAL countable or uncountable
■a substance which is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burned 燃料；燃烧剂•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。 •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。 uncountable
■anything that keeps people's ideas or feelings active, or makes them stronger 刺激因素•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。
[fjʊəl] noun
add fuel to the fire / flames
■to make an argument or bad situation worse 火上浇油•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。
[fjʊəl] verb transitive (-ll- or US USUALLY -l-)
ADVANCED
■to supply a system with a substance which can be burnt to provide heat or power 为…添加燃料•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 ADVANCED
■Something that fuels a feeling or a type of behaviour increases or strengthens it 加强；激起•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。 |