Word · Frequency #1933
fuel
燃料
核心释义
a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
- 1.
通过燃烧、化学反应或核反应消耗以提供能量的物质。
Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
- 2.
可消耗以产生能量的物质
a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
- 3.
为生物体提供营养的物质；食物。
Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food.
- 4.
刺激、鼓励或维持某种行动的事物。
Something that stimulates, encourages or maintains an action.
通过燃烧、化学反应或核反应消耗以提供能量的物质。；可消耗以产生能量的物质；为生物体提供营养的物质；食物。；刺激、鼓励或维持某种行动的事物。；木炭
用法In use
Cars need fuel to run.
用法提示：fuel 在此作不可数名词，表示“燃料”。
The price of fuel has gone up again.
用法提示：fuel 作名词，指“燃料”，在句中作主语。
We stopped at a gas station to buy fuel for the trip.
用法提示：fuel 为名词，作 buy 的宾语，意为“燃料”。
more fuel is needed during the winter months
they developed alternative fuels for aircraft
fuel for [sth]
作不可数名词，常用fuel for sth表示'用作…的燃料'。
Gasoline is a common fuel for cars.
汽油是汽车的常用燃料。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- fossil fuel
- 化石燃料
- Many countries are reducing their use of fossil fuels.许多国家正在减少对化石燃料的使用。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- add fuel to the fire
- 火上浇油His comments only added fuel to the fire.他的评论只是火上浇油。
- add fuel to the flames
- 火上浇油The politician's speech added fuel to the flames of controversy.那位政客的演讲给争议火上浇油。
- fuel the fire
- 煽风点火The new evidence fueled the fire of the investigation.新证据给调查煽风点火。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象'fuel'发音像'富油'，富有的油就是燃料。
语境与语域Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: 加油站, 汽车, 工业, 家庭; note: 名词词性，表示提供能量的物质，多用于日常和技术场合。
语法说明Grammar Note
fuel作名词时通常不可数，但可指不同种类的燃料（如 oils and gases are fuels）；作动词时常用及物（fuel the car），过去式和过去分词为fuelled，现在分词为fuelling。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with -uel and share the same pronunciation /uːəl/, making them perfect rhymes for 'fuel' (/fjuəl/). However, words ending in -ool (e.g., 'fool' /fuːl/) or -owal (e.g., 'towel' /taʊəl/) look similar but do not rhyme.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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