n (1) 燃料(any substance by which a fire，engine，etc is made to work (eg coal，oil，petrol)) [U]：this sort of～这种燃料;winter/oil～冬季/油燃料;a cheap/cleaner～一种廉价/更清洁的燃料;run out of～燃料耗尽;a～pump燃油泵;high～consumption高燃料消耗;

(2) 一种燃料(any particular type of fuel) [C]：Diesel oil and petrol are～s. 柴油和汽油是燃料。

(3) 加剧某种情绪的事情(sth that increases anger or other strong feelings) [C]：Her insults were/indifference was a～to his hatred. 她的侮辱/冷淡更加深了他的仇恨。provide sb with～for his speech给某人增添了讲话的勇气;

v 加燃料;对……供给燃料(fill (sth) with fuel) [I，T+n]：The aircraft/tanker must～. 飞机/油轮必须加油。a～ling station加油站;～a car/a plane with～给汽车/飞机加燃料