fu‧el 1 S3 W2 / fjuəl / 名词

[可数和不可数名词] a substance such as coal, gas, or oil that can be burned to produce heat or energy :

Coal is one of the cheapest fuels.

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COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + fuel

a fossil fuel (= a fuel such as coal or oil, produced by the gradual decaying of plants and animals ) Global warming may be caused by burning fossil fuels.

nuclear fuel What do we do with the spent nuclear fuel?

solid fuel (= a solid substance, such as coal, that is used as a fuel ) The number of homes using solid fuel for heating has decreased.

domestic/household fuel (= used in a house ) There has been a sharp rise in domestic fuel costs.

smokeless fuel (= that burns without producing smoke ) The government is trying to encourage the use of environmentally-friendly smokeless fuels.

unleaded fuel (= that does not contain lead ) Modern cars run on unleaded fuel.

a green fuel (= a fuel that harms the environment as little as possible ) Are green fuels, like Biodiesel, really the solution to our fuel crisis?

a clean fuel (= fuel that does not harm the environment ) The proposal is to cut tax on cars that run on clean fuel.

aviation fuel (= used used by planes ) high-octane aviation fuel

动词

use fuel People need to learn how to use fuel more efficiently.

run on fuel (= use fuel as the source of power ) Will this engine run on unleaded fuel?

run out of fuel (= use all the fuel available and have none left ) The ship ran out of fuel and drifted helplessly.

fill up with fuel (= put fuel in a vehicle’s fuel tank ) Before leaving, I filled up with fuel at the local petrol station.

save fuel You can save fuel by not driving too fast.

waste fuel The booklet gives helpful tips on how to avoid wasting fuel.

fuel + NOUN

fuel costs/prices The increase in fuel costs is severely affecting pensioners.

a fuel bill Insulating your house will cut your fuel bill.

a fuel tank (= a container for storing fuel ) The fuel tank holds 14 gallons of petrol.

a fuel gauge (= an instrument for measuring fuel ) I 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 ) The car’s fuel pump was leaking.

fuel consumption (= amount used ) Fuel consumption averages 54 miles per gallon.

fuel economy/efficiency (= how well a vehicle uses fuel, without wasting any ) Greater engine efficiency has led to improved fuel economy.

短语

something is running low on fuel (= it does not have much fuel left ) The plane was running low on fuel.