fossil fuel

英 [ˈfɒsl fjuːəl]

美 [ˈfɑːsl fjuːəl]

n.  化石燃料(如煤或石油)

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 化石燃料（如煤或石油）
  fuel such as coal or oil, that was formed over millions of years from the remains of animals or plants

柯林斯词典

• 矿物燃料;化石燃料
  Fossil fuelis fuel such as coal or oil that is formed from the decayed remains of plants or animals.

英英释义

noun

• fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content

双语例句

• Crude oil and natural gas constitute types of fossil fuel known as "hydrocarbons" because these fuels contain chemical combinations of hydrogen and carbon atoms.
  原油和天然气构成了化石燃料的种类，被称为“烃类”，因为这些燃料包含碳、氢原子的化合作用。
• Kazakhstan possesses enormous fossil fuel reserves as well as plentiful supplies of other minerals and metals.
  哈萨克斯坦拥有丰富的地下石油储量，同时其他矿藏和金属储量也很丰富。
• Chemical energy gasoline, fossil fuel can be burned, converted to heat, converted to electricity.
  化学能，汽油，矿物燃料能被燃烧，转化成热量，再转化成电。
• Industry and fossil fuel businesses are strongly critical of its climate change plan.
  工业和化石燃料企业都强烈抨击环保局的气候变化提案。
• With fossil fuel prices expected to continue increasing, many people are nervous about future heating bills.
  与矿物燃料的价格预计将继续增加，很多人都是紧张今后取暖费。
• Whether in an individual coal pit, oil, or gas field, a nation or the planet as a whole, fossil fuel reserves and production tend to follow a bell curve over time.
  无论是在个别的煤矿、石油或天然气场、一个国家或整个地球，矿物燃料储量和生产随著时间的推移，往往遵循钟形曲线。
• The term "fossil fuel" refers to the trapped remains of plants and animals in sedimentary rock.
  所谓“化石燃料”是指在沉积岩中植物和动物的残骸。
• Fossil fuel combustion in power plants and vehicles are China's main source of NOx discharges, while livestock farming and fertilisers are to blame for the bulk of its NH3 emissions.
  在中国，发电厂和汽车燃烧化石燃料是氮氧化物排放的主要来源，而氨的大量排放则归咎于养殖业和化肥的使用。
• Our civilisation is based on fossil fuel.
  我们的文明是以矿物燃料为基础的。
• The U.S.meanwhile sits on largely untapped fossil fuel resources, including coal, natural gas and oil.
  而美国则拥有很大程度上尚未开发的化石燃料资源，包括煤，天然气和石油。