fuel

/fjuəl/

Thân thiện

The truck stops at the station to refuel.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A substance that is burned to produce heat or power: "Fuel" refers to material such as coal, gas, or oil that is used to provide energy for heat, engines, or electricity generation.
   • Something that sustains or encourages a feeling, activity, or process: Figuratively, "fuel" can mean something that stimulates or intensifies a situation, such as an emotion or a conflict.

2. Verb:

   • To supply with fuel: To provide a machine, vehicle, or system with a substance that it burns for energy.
   • To stimulate or sustain the growth or intensity of something: To make a feeling, argument, or activity stronger or more active.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gasoline is a common fuel for cars.
  • His harsh words provided more fuel for their argument.
• Verb:
  • The ship stopped at the port to fuel.
  • The scandal fueled rumors about the company's future.

Advanced Usage

• "to add fuel to the fire": To make a bad situation, especially an argument, worse.
  • Bringing up past mistakes just adds fuel to the fire.
• "fuel-efficient" (Compound word, listed as a variant): Describing a vehicle or machine that uses fuel economically.
  • They bought a more fuel-efficient model.

Variants and Related Words

• Fueling (n): The act of supplying with fuel.
  • The fueling of the rocket took several hours.
• Refuel (v): To fill up with fuel again.
  • The plane had to refuel before the long flight.

Synonyms

• Noun: Propellant, energy source, combustible.
• Verb: Power, stoke, feed, inflame.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Fuel up: To fill a vehicle's tank with fuel.
  • We need to fuel up before we hit the highway.

Related Idioms

• Run out of fuel: To have no more fuel left; figuratively, to lose energy or momentum.
  • The car ran out of fuel on the deserted road.
  • Halfway through the project, the team seemed to run out of fuel.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
   • more fuel is needed during the winter months
   • they developed alternative fuels for aircraft

Verb

1. stimulate
   • fuel the debate on creationism
2. take in fuel, as of a ship
   • The tanker fueled in Bahrain
3. provide with fuel
   • Oil fires the furnace
4. provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
   • fuel aircraft, ships, and cars

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