{
    "term": "fuel",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "any material that produces heat or power, usually when it is burnt",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "diesel/jet/rocket fuel"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most of the houses are heated with **solid fuel** *(= wood, coal, etc.)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The plant reprocesses **spent fuel** from nuclear power stations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The car has a 65-litre **fuel tank**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a car with high **fuel consumption**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "New engine designs are improving **fuel efficiency**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We aim to cut emissions and boost **fuel economy**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We use fuel oil to heat our house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "steadily rising **fuel prices**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Domestic fuel bills are set to rise again in the autumn."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The power plant burns sugar cane as fuel."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What sort of fuel does the car run on?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A tax on carbon-producing fuels such as coal and oil was proposed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Make sure you don't run out of fuel."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["The environment"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["clean", "smokeless", "unleaded"],
                "verb + fuel": ["burn", "consume", "run on"],
                "fuel + noun": ["bill", "costs", "prices"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a thing that is said or done that makes something, especially an argument, continue or get worse",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The new information adds fuel to the debate over safety procedures."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The revelations gave new fuel to angry opponents of the proposed law."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His remarks simply **added fuel to the fire/flames** of her rage."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfjuːəl/",
                "audio": "fu/fuel/fuel__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfjuːəl/",
                "audio": "fu/fuel/fuel__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French fouaille, based on Latin focus ‘hearth’ (in late Latin ‘fire’)."
}