fuelled

IPA/fjˈuːəld/
KK[fjˈuəld]IPA/fjˈuːəld/

fuelled — 動詞

  • fuelledpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • fuelleds3rd person singular
  • fuelleding-ing form
  • fuellededpast simple

1. to put a substance such as petrol, gas, or coal into a vehicle, engine, or syste

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

添加燃料

為車輛或機械加入燃料

to put a substance such as petrol, gas, or coal into a vehicle, engine, or system so that it has the energy it needs to operate.

例句

Adaeze fuelled her car at the petrol station before driving to Bristol.

Adaeze 在加油站加滿油，然後開車前往布里斯托。

simple past: fuelled + vehicle + at [place]

The generator was fuelled by diesel and ran all night during the blackout.

那台發電機以柴油為燃料，在停電期間運轉了整夜。

passive: be fuelled by [fuel type]

同義詞
  • power

    focuses on the result (making something work) rather than the act of adding a substance

  • supply

    more general; fuel specifically involves an energy-producing substance

反義詞
  • drain

    removing fuel from a system rather than adding it

文法句型

fuel + [vehicle/machine] + with + [fuel type]

be fuelled by + [fuel type]

用法筆記

In British English, the past tense and past participle are spelled fuelled (double l); in American English, fueled (single l). The object is typically a vehicle, engine, heating system, or power plant.

常見錯誤

❌She fuelled her stomach with a big breakfast.
✅She fuelled her car with petrol.
💡When used literally, 'fuel' as a verb is for vehicles, engines, and machines, not for people or animals.

2. to cause a feeling, situation, or activity to become more powerful, active, or i

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

加劇；激化

使情緒或局勢變得更強烈

to cause a feeling, situation, or activity to become more powerful, active, or intense — like adding material to a fire.

例句

The newspaper article fuelled public anger over the new tax policy.

那篇報紙文章加劇了民眾對新稅收政策的憤怒。

fuelled + abstract noun (anger, fear, debate)

The art teacher's harsh criticism fuelled Ritu's desire to improve her painting skills.

美術老師嚴厲的批評加劇了 Ritu 精進繪畫技巧的決心。

subject is a specific event/comment, object is a personal drive

同義詞
  • intensify

    more formal; fuel carries a vivid metaphorical image of adding material to a fire

  • stoke

    informal, strongly suggests building up something already burning

  • feed

    suggests a continuous supply rather than a single boost

反義詞
  • dampen

    to reduce the strength of a feeling

  • calm

    to pacify or settle an intense situation

文法句型

fuel + [abstract noun]

be fuelled by + [cause]

用法筆記

The subject is typically a piece of news, an event, information, or a situation — something that feeds or intensifies an existing feeling. Frequently used in the passive voice ('was fuelled by').

常見錯誤

❌The warm weather fuelled her happiness.
✅The rumour fuelled public anxiety.
💡This sense is for intensifying an existing feeling, not for creating a mood from nothing, and usually fits negative or confrontational contexts best.

3. (of a vehicle, engine, or aircraft) to fill itself with the substance it needs f

3.動詞不及物B2
釋義

補充燃料

車輛或引擎自行加油

(of a vehicle, engine, or aircraft) to fill itself with the substance it needs for energy.

例句

The plane fuelled at Dubai airport before continuing its journey to Singapore.

那架飛機在杜拜機場加油後，繼續飛往新加坡。

typical subject: aircraft (plane, helicopter)

The red Ferrari fuelled and changed its tyres in under fifteen seconds.

那輛紅色法拉利在不到十五秒內加滿油並更換了輪胎。

同義詞
  • refuel

    more common in everyday use; fuel (intransitive) is slightly more formal/technical

  • fill up

    informal phrasal verb, usually with the driver as the subject

反義詞
  • run out

    to exhaust the fuel supply, the opposite of taking fuel in

文法句型

[vehicle/engine] + fuel(s) + at + [place/time]

用法筆記

Intransitive use — the vehicle, engine, or aircraft is the grammatical subject. A location or time phrase usually follows to indicate where or when the fuelling happened. Common in aviation and shipping contexts.

常見錯誤

❌Andrés fuelled his car at the station.
✅The car fuelled at the station.
💡In the intransitive sense, the vehicle is the subject, not the person driving it.

fuelled — 形容詞