Phrase
fossil fuels
/ˈfɔsl fjuəl/
noun
从煤、石油、天然气等碳氢化合物矿床中提取的燃料；不可再生,燃烧时通过二氧化碳将地下的碳释放到大气中。
fossil fuels is the plural of fossil fuel.
- 1.
Any fuel derived from hydrocarbon deposits such as coal, petroleum, natural gas and, to some extent, peat; these fuels are non-renewable, and their burning moves carbon from underground into the atmosphere via the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.
从煤、石油、天然气等碳氢化合物矿床中提取的燃料；不可再生,燃烧时通过二氧化碳将地下的碳释放到大气中。
化石燃料
Connections
Word family
- fossil fuels
- plural
Learner notes
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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