Word · Frequency #1933
fuel
燃料
a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
- 1.
Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
通过燃烧、化学反应或核反应消耗以提供能量的物质。
- 2.
a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
可消耗以产生能量的物质
- 3.
Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food.
为生物体提供营养的物质；食物。
- 4.
Something that stimulates, encourages or maintains an action.
刺激、鼓励或维持某种行动的事物。
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
In use
Cars need fuel to run.
The price of fuel has gone up again.
We stopped at a gas station to buy fuel for the trip.
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。
fuel [sth]
作及物动词，表示'给…提供燃料'或'刺激，加剧'。
The scandal fueled rumors about the company.
这桩丑闻加剧了关于该公司的谣言。
Connections
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。
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。
Pop culture & quotes
- Give me fuel, give me fire, give me that which I desire
- 给我燃料，给我火焰，给我渴望的一切The rocket needs a lot of fuel to launch.火箭需要大量燃料才能发射。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象'fuel'发音像'富油'，富有的油就是燃料。
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。
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。
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.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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