大学英语：熟词僻义Fuel

【熟义熟性】燃料，能源

【例句】Energy conservation, a shift to other fuels and decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption.[2002年阅读text3]

【典型译文】节约能源，转用其它燃料，以及重工业和高能耗工业重要性的降低，这三个因素使得石油消耗在减少。

【僻义僻性】提供燃料火上浇油(联想意义)

【例句】On anther level, many in the medical community acknowledge that the assisted-suicide(医生协助自杀) debated has been fueled in part by the despair of parents for whom the modern medicine has prolonged the physical agony of dying .[2002年阅读text4]

【典型译文】在另一方，父母们认为现代医药延长了奄奄一息的病人的身体痛苦。医药界的人也承认这些父母的绝望这给医助自杀的讨论火上浇油。