fuel是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a substance that 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。

  • 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。

• 1 to supply a system with a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power -- 为…添加燃料

  • 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

  • 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。