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Fuel Intense   [V Adds Conflict 英 Fjuːəl] 美 Fjuːəl

英语单词 fuel
英美音标 英 ['fjuːəl] 美 ['fjuːəl]
中文释义 n.燃料;刺激因素
vt.供以燃料
vi.加燃料
英语例句 (1) Coal is used as fuel.
(2) We aim for a 10% saving in fuel.
(3) His indifference was a fuel to her hatred.
(4) Higher salaries helped to fuel inflation.
(5) All aircraft must fuel before flight.
(6) The ship put in at Shanghai to fuel.
中文例句 (1) 煤用作燃料。
(2) 我们的目标是节省10%的燃料。
(3) 他无动于衷使她心中的怨恨火上加油。
(4) 工资提高刺激通货膨胀。
(5) 所有飞机飞行前都必须加油。
(6) 船驶入上海港加燃料。
vocabulary简明 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.
vocabulary扩展 Fuel can also act as a verb that has several different meanings, all related to stimulating something or providing energy. Your brother might fuel up on whole-wheat bread with peanut butter a few hours before a big game. A teacher assigns readings to fuel meaningful class discussion. Memories of your mom's delicious dinners might fuel your desire to learn to cook.
柯林斯解释
in AM, use 美国英语用fueling, fueled
1
[N-MASS 物质名词]燃料 Fuel is a substance such as coal, oil, or petrol that is burned to provide heat or power.
  • They ran out of fuel.

    他们的燃料用完了。

  • ...industrial research into cleaner fuels.

    对更清洁燃料的工业研究

2
[VERB 动词]刺激;使变得更糟;使加剧 To fuel a situation means to make it become worse or more intense.
  [V n]
  [be V-ed]
  • The result will inevitably fuel speculation about the Prime Minister's future...

    这一结果将不可避免地加剧人们对首相未来的揣测。

  • The economic boom was fueled by easy credit.

    宽松的信贷政策刺激了经济繁荣。

3
[PHRASE 短语](对…)火上浇油 If something adds fuel to a conflict or debate, or adds fuel to the fire, it makes the conflict or debate more intense.
  [V inflects]
  • His comments are bound to add fuel to the debate...

    他的话必将为争论推波助澜。

  • The decision to raise tariffs on imports will only add fuel to the fire.

    上调进口关税的决定只会火上浇油。

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