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動詞fuel (vt)在老舊辭典與現代辭典中的語意差異【老舊辭典】
Something that fuels a feeling or a type of behaviour increases it or makes it stronger.
加強；激起
例句：
1.The rapid promotion of the director's son has itself fuelled resentment within the company.
董事的兒子升職太快了，這件事激起了公司內的不滿情緒。
2.The president's speech fuelled speculation that she is about to resign.
總統的講話引起了人們認為她準備辭職的猜測。(劍橋)
【現代辭典】
1.引起
2. 加速
3. 提升
4. 引發
5. 激發
6. 激惹
7. 造成
8. 刺激
9. 提高
10. 催促
11. 促成
12. 造成更多
13. 助長
1.The rapid promotion of the director's son has itself fuelled resentment within the company.
董事的兒子升職太快了，這件事激起了公司內的不滿情緒。
2.The president's speech fuelled speculation that she is about to resign.
總統的講話引起了人們認為她準備辭職的猜測。(劍橋)
【現代辭典】
1.引起
His tough line only fueled the frictions. 他的強硬立場徒然引起磨擦。
2. 加速
The turmoil in Uganda was fueling the spread of AIDS. 烏干達的動盪加速了愛滋病的擴散。
Another way the company intends to keep fueling its growth is to move customers through its lines quickly. 該公司用來繼續加速成長的另一個方法就是加快排隊顧客移動的速度。
3. 提升
She translated the novels that have fueled his popularity in France. 她翻譯提升他在法國聲望的小說。
4. 引發
SARS is fueling a wave of creativity in Asia. SARS在亞洲引發一股創造思維。
Science has made great strides in recent years—and fueled mighty debates. 近年來科學已有長足的進步，而且引發激烈的討論。
The upsurge in tension between China and Japan is also fueling questions over the wis-dom of plans to end the arms bans. 中日緊張關係升溫也引發解除武器禁運計劃是否明智的問題。
5. 激發
It fueled U.S. space ambitions. 它激發了美國政府征服太空的雄心壯志。
6. 激惹
Don’t fuel her anger. 不要激惹她的怒氣。
7. 造成
That pattern fuels only political instability. 那種模式只會造成政治動盪。
The measures could increase the government’s debt and fuel inflation. 這些措施可能增加政府的債務，並且造成通貨膨脹。
8. 刺激
Most governments in the world would have generally encouraged a rise in property prices to fuel consumption. 世界大多數政府通常都會鼓勵房地產價格的上揚來刺激消費。
9. 提高
Japan’s Yamaha will fuel its motorcycle sales in Asia. 日本的山葉公司將提高它在亞洲的機車銷售量。
10. 催促
Fueled by that warrior spirit, he has indeed changed swimming. 在那股鬥志的催促下，他確實改變了泳壇景象。
11. 促成
The growth model has fueled Japan’s postwar boom. 這種成長模式曾經促成日本戰後的繁榮。
12. 造成更多
A new college-admissions system is fueling stress. 新的大學入學制度造成更多壓力。
13. 助長
Half of all teenagers have engaged in oral sex. Some experts suggested the Lewinsky scandal may have fueled this trend. 有一半的青少年有過口交行為， 有些專家認為呂文斯基的醜聞事件可能助長了這個趨勢。
資料來源：京文出版社【系列四】高階英漢翻譯詞典
