fuel

Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

I.fu‧el¹ S3 W2 /ˈfjuːəl/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: fouaille, from feu 'fire', from Latin focus; ⇨ ↑focus¹]
[uncountable and countable] a substance such as coal, gas, or oil that can be burned to produce heat or energy:
Coal is one of the cheapest fuels.
⇨ add fuel to the fire/flames at ↑add(9)
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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
verbs
▪ 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.
phrases
▪ something is running low on fuel (=it does not have much fuel left) The plane was running low on fuel.
II.fuel² BrE AmE verb (past tense and past participle fuelled, present participle fuelling British English, fueled, fueling American English)
1. [transitive] to make something, especially something bad, increase or become stronger SYN provoke:
His words fuelled her anger still more.
fuel speculation/rumours/controversy etc
Progress was slow, fueling concerns that the stadium would not be finished on time.
2. (also fuel up) [intransitive and transitive] if you fuel a vehicle, or if it fuels up, fuel is put into it SYN fill up:
We’d better fuel up at the next town.
The van was fuelled and waiting in the basement car park.

fuelhu

◎	[fjuəl]
※	danh từ
	■	chất đốt, nhiên liệu
	■	cái khích động
	〆	to add fuel to the flames (to the fire)
		✓	lửa cháy đổ thêm dầu
※	ngoại động từ
	■	cung cấp chất đốt
		☆	to fuel a ship
			cung cấp chất đốt cho một chiếc tàu
※	nội động từ
	■	lấy chất đốt (tàu...)