1. 認(rèn)識(shí)這個(gè)詞（基礎(chǔ)篇）

詞：fuel

英英釋義：something that fuels a feeling or a type of behavior increases or strengthens it

例句：People’s fear of missing out is fueled by social media.

2. 體會(huì)這個(gè)詞 （進(jìn)階篇）

“fuel”作為動(dòng)詞表示“燃料”，也常用作動(dòng)詞表示“為…提供燃料”“使加劇”，有種火上澆油的畫面感，是一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單、形象、實(shí)用的好詞。我們通過(guò)一些例子掌握它的用法。 比如政府對(duì)于某公共事件的回應(yīng)避重就輕、含糊其辭，網(wǎng)友們對(duì)此非常不滿：

The government’s equivocal response has fueled anger among netizens.

這幾年流行一個(gè)詞 FOMO，即 Fear of Missing Out，中文叫“錯(cuò)失恐懼癥”。社交媒體的出現(xiàn)更是加劇了這種恐懼，比如我們經(jīng)常刷朋友圈，總怕自己錯(cuò)過(guò)了什么。這時(shí)就可以說(shuō)：

People’s fear of missing out is fueled by social media.

fuel 后面常接表示有負(fù)向含義的名詞，不過(guò)也可以接正向含義的詞。比如《紐約客》在一篇文章中就寫到：

Page, Google’s co-founder and chief executive, often complained that the company had become bloated, and had lost the hacker mentality that had fuelled its initial success.

最后我們?cè)倏磶讉€(gè)《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》中的例句：

Intensified meetings in recent weeks had fuelled the impression that an agreement was in the offing.

That has fuelled speculation that China might use its currency as a weapon in the trade war.

It has also fuelled competition among banks, slashing margins and pushing many towards the exit.

Some locals may profit, but gold smuggling fuels violence in the country's large, unstable, neighbour.

3. 從認(rèn)識(shí)到會(huì)用（作業(yè)）

1）翻譯下面的句子：

強(qiáng)國(guó)之間的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)刺激了科技創(chuàng)新。

The competition between powers has fueled scientific and technological innovation.

造句

The adventurous tastes of younger people had fueled the demand for hotpot.

（參考翻譯：The superpower rivalry has fueled technological innovation.)