英语词汇“fuel”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

fuelfuel1 /fyul, ˈfyuəl/ ●●● W2 noun

ETYMOLOGYfuel¹

Origin: 1100-1200 Old French fouaille, from feu fire, from Latin focus hearth

1[countable, uncountable] a substance such as coal, gas, or oil that can be burned to produce heat or energy: The plane was running low on fuel. Coal has always been a cheap fuel. a fuel tank2[uncountable] a fact, statement, etc. that someone can use to support an argument: You’re giving the other side fuel for their argument. [Origin: 1100–1200 Old French fouaille, from feu fire, from Latin focus hearth] → see also add fuel to something at add (5), fossil fuel

noun | verb

fuelfuel2 ●○○ verb

VERB TABLE

fuel

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	fuel
	he, she, it	fuels
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	fueled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have fueled
	he, she, it	has fueled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had fueled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will fuel
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have fueled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am fueling
	he, she, it	is fueling
	you, we, they	are fueling
Past	I, he, she, it	was fueling
	you, we, they	were fueling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been fueling
	he, she, it	has been fueling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been fueling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be fueling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been fueling

COLLOCATIONS► fuel fears/worry/speculation etc.

The slow pace of work fueled concern that the stadium would not be finished on time.

1[transitive] to make something happen, grow, increase, etc., or to encourage someone to do something: Easy credit terms helped fuel the economic expansion.fuel fears/worry/speculation etc. The slow pace of work fueled concern that the stadium would not be finished on time.2[intransitive, transitive] (also fuel up) to take fuel into a vehicle, or to provide a vehicle with fuel: Workers began fueling the spaceship for liftoff.