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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1933 COCA: 1558

fuel

Word family 
fu·el1 /ˈfjuːəl/ ●●● S3 W2 noun
[countableC, uncountableU]HEG a substance such as coal, gas, or oil that can be burned to produce heat or energy 燃料
Coal is one of the cheapest fuels.
煤是最廉價的燃料之一。
→ add fuel to the fire/flames at add(9)
 COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + fuel
a fossil fuel (=a fuel such as coal or oil, produced by the gradual decaying of plants and animals) 化石燃料
Global warming may be caused by burning fossil fuels.
全球變暖可能是燃燒化石燃料引起的。
nuclear fuel 核燃料
What do we do with the spent nuclear fuel?
我們要如何處理用過的核燃料？
solid fuel (=a solid substance, such as coal, that is used as a fuel) 固體燃料
nThe number of homes using solid fuel for heating has decreased.
domestic/household fuel (=used in a house) 民用/家用燃料
nThere has been a sharp rise in domestic fuel costs.
smokeless fuel (=that burns without producing smoke) 無煙燃料
nThe government is trying to encourage the use of environmentally-friendly smokeless fuels.
unleaded fuel (=that does not contain lead) 無鉛燃料
nModern cars run on unleaded fuel.
a green fuel (=a fuel that harms the environment as little as possible) 綠色燃料
nAre green fuels, like Biodiesel, really the solution to our fuel crisis?
na clean fuel (=fuel that does not harm the environment)
The proposal is to cut tax on cars that run on clean fuel.
naviation fuel (=used used by planes)
high-octane aviation fuel
verbs
use fuel 使用燃料
People need to learn how to use fuel more efficiently.
人們得學會如何更有效地使用燃料。
run on fuel (=use fuel as the source of power) 消耗燃料
Will this engine run on unleaded fuel?
這種發動機用無鉛燃料嗎？
run out of fuel (=use all the fuel available and have none left) 耗盡燃料
nThe ship ran out of fuel and drifted helplessly.
fill up with fuel (=put fuel in a vehicle's fuel tank) 加燃料
nBefore leaving, I filled up with fuel at the local petrol station.
save fuel 節約燃料
nYou can save fuel by not driving too fast.
waste fuel 浪費燃料
nThe booklet gives helpful tips on how to avoid wasting fuel.
fuel + NOUN
fuel costs/prices 燃料費用/價格
The increase in fuel costs is severely affecting pensioners.
燃料費用上漲嚴重影響了領取退休金的人。
a fuel bill 燃料費
Insulating your house will cut your fuel bill.
給房子裝上隔熱材料可降低燃料費。
a fuel tank (=a container for storing fuel) 燃料箱
nThe fuel tank holds 14 gallons of petrol.
a fuel gauge (=an instrument for measuring fuel) 燃料表
nI noticed the fuel gauge was on empty so I pulled into the nearest gas station.
a fuel pump (=a machine that forces fuel into an engine) 燃料泵
nThe car's fuel pump was leaking.
fuel consumption (=amount used) 燃料消耗量
nFuel consumption averages 54 miles per gallon.
fuel economy/efficiency (=how well a vehicle uses fuel, without wasting any) 燃料經濟性/效率
nGreater engine efficiency has led to improved fuel economy.
phrases
something is running low on fuel (=it does not have much fuel left) 某物燃料不足
The plane was running low on fuel.
飛機快沒油了。
Examples from the Corpus
fuel• Such anaerobic respiration is much quicker than aerobic respiration, but also much less efficient in terms of energy produced per unit of fuel.• Officials said they began pumping fuel from the barge before noon Sunday at a rate of 240,000 gallons an hour.• The fuel tank holds 14 gallons.
fuel2 ●○○ verb (fuelled, fuelling British EnglishBrE, fueled, fueling American EnglishAmE)
1  [transitiveT]INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETC to make something, especially something bad, increase or become stronger 使惡化；使更強烈 SYN provoke
His words fuelled her anger still more.
他的話火上澆油，使她更憤怒了。
fuel speculation/rumours/controversy etc
Progress was slow, fueling concerns that the stadium would not be finished on time.
進度很慢，人們越來越擔心體育館能否按時完工。
2  (also fuel up) [intransitiveI, transitiveT] if you fuel a vehicle, or if it fuels up, fuel is put into it 〔給車輛〕加油，加燃料 SYN fill up
We’d better fuel up at the next town.
我們最好在下個小鎮加油。
The van was fuelled and waiting in the basement car park.
小貨車加好了油，在地下停車場等着。
Examples from the Corpus
fuel• There are growing fears for the safety of the kidnap victims -- fears that have been fuelled by rumours of new terrorist threats.• Proving Koch's postulates would of course be unethical and controversy is fuelled by this lack of scientific certainty.• Rising expectations about the standards of health can therefore be seen as fuelling further demand for health care.• Though Centralism comes in many guises and applications, the basic notions that fuel it are remarkably consistent-as are the results.• They have, throughout their exiles, sent us money and resources to help us fuel our movement.• The President's absence from the May Day parade has fuelled speculation that he is seriously ill.• Then on Wednesday night he forecast that interest rates would drop - fuelling the City boom.• Easy credit terms helped fuel the economic expansion.• After dropping off tanks of liquid oxygen to fuel the next ship, you re-enter the atmosphere.• Workers began fueling the spaceship for liftoff.• Unfortunately, the very psychiatric definition of identity that helped fuel this affirming development also helped fuel a rising prejudice against gays.
fuel speculation/rumours/controversy etc• His criticism will fuel controversy about the book on the island, where a film starring Nicolas Cage is being shot.• The move will fuel speculation about the line-up of next year's Williams team.• The logical impenetrability of the administration's calculations at Camp David inevitably fuels speculation about the motivation for convening it.• Two unresolved issues fuel speculation that he might not receive a fair trial.• His absence has fuelled rumours that the house of Lacroix is about to be closed by owner and financial backer Bernard Arnault.
From Longman Business Dictionary
fuelfu·el1 /ˈfjuːəl/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]TRANSPORTMANUFACTURING
a substance such as coal, gas, or oil that can be burned to produce heat or energy
fuel prices
The Postal Service lost $450 million last year, primarily because of higher labor and fuel costs.
fuelfuel2 verb (fuelled, fuelling British EnglishBrE, fueled, fueling) American EnglishAmE [transitiveT]
to cause a situation to change quickly
Consumers will continue to fuel economic growth.
Origin fuel1
(1100-1200) Old French fouaille, from feu “fire”, from Latin focus; → FOCUS1
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1933 COCA: 1558
fuel

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + FUEL | FUEL + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤clean, smokeless, unleaded清潔／無煙／無鉛燃料▸➤fossil, nuclear化石燃料；核燃料➤diesel, hydrogen柴油機燃料；氫燃料➤liquid, solid液體／固體燃料▸➤domestic, household民用燃料▸➤aviation, jet, rocket航空／噴氣／火箭燃料▸➤spent廢燃料◇The plant reprocesses spent fuel from nuclear power stations.這家工廠對從核電站回收的廢燃料進行後處理。➤renewable可再生燃料➤alternative, conventional替代／傳統燃料VERB + FUEL➤burn, consume, run on, use以⋯作燃料；消耗燃料；以⋯為動力；使用燃料◇power stations which burn fossil fuels燃燒礦物燃料的發電站◇What sort of fuel does the car run on?這輛汽車用什麼燃料？➤ignite點燃燃料▸➤burn sth as, use sth as以⋯作燃料◇The power plant burns sugar cane as fuel.這家電廠用甘蔗作燃料。➤conserve, save保存／節省燃料▸➤waste浪費燃料➤produce, provide生產／提供燃料▸➤process, reprocess處理燃料；對燃料作後處理➤dump (= of an aircraft) （飛機）放掉燃料FUEL + NOUN➤bill, costs, prices燃料賬單／開支／價格▸➤consumption燃油消耗量◇a car with high fuel consumption耗油量高的汽車➤economy, efficiency燃料經濟性／效率◇The engine gives good fuel economy.這台發動機耗油少。➤supply燃料供應▸➤gauge, pump, tank燃料表；燃油泵；燃料箱➤cell燃料電池➤tanker, truck油槽車；燃料運送卡車➤oil燃料油
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1933 COCA: 1558
fuel verb
⇨ encourage 3fuel noun
⇨ oil
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1933 COCA: 1558
fuel
Fuel and using fuel: biofuel, biogas, biomass...
Oil used as fuel and in chemical products: barrel, benzene, black gold...
Opposition: pushback, opposition, disagreement...
To make something worse: worsen, compound, escalate...
Putting fuel in vehicles: fill-up, fuel, miles to the/per/a gallon...

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