| 单词 | alternative fuel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasalternative fuel alternative fuel n. a fuel that is an alternative to that usually used, esp. a fuel for motor vehicles other than the usual ones of petrol and diesel; (in later use) spec. such a fuel that reduces the emission of pollutants or the use of fossil-fuel resources.Alternative fuels include natural gas, electricity, and biofuels. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > [noun] tindera700 foodOE eletc1200 firec1300 fuela1398 eldinga1400 firingc1487 betting1521 pabulum1675 fire block1834 fire mixture1855 alternative fuel1906 1906 Horseless Age 6 June 859/2 The effect of the free alcohol bill, which will go into effect at the beginning of 1907, will ultimately be to furnish the motorist with an alternative fuel. 1924 Nature 14 June 866/2 Excluding benzol..alternative fuels of greatest promise include ‘tetralin’ (tetrahydronaphthalene), which, mixed with benzol and alcohol, was used considerably by the Germans during the war. 1960 Biogr. Mem. Fellows Royal Soc. 6 48 The use of liquefied methane as an alternative fuel to petrol. 1991 Impact (UNESCO) 41 98 Alternative fuels such as ethanol and methanol have gained ground in California as part of a strategy to achieve air quality standards. 2006 Observer 21 May (Business section) 5/4 The real opportunity of bioethanol is that it represents the first realistic alternative fuel that will pave the way for other technologies. < as lemmas |
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