fossil fuel
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈfossil ˌfuel ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] TPGa fuel such as coal or oil that is produced by the very gradual decaying of animals or plants over millions of years 化石燃料〔如煤、石油等〕 Environmentalists would like to see fossil fuels replaced by renewable energy sources. 环境保护主义者希望看到化石燃料为可再生能源所取代。 →4 See picture on 见图 Page A6 Environmental problems 环境问题
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fossil fuel• The Government was also strongly backing an international trading system for fossil fuel emissions.• An obvious and technically achievable alternative to fossil fuel combustion is nuclear fission.ˈfossil ˌfuel nounChineseSyllable
fuel coal as a such or oil Corpus
fossil fuel
ˈfossil ˌfuel
noun [uncountable and countable]
a fuel such as coal or oil that is produced by the very gradual decaying of animals or plants over millions of years:
Environmentalists would like to see fossil fuels replaced by renewable energy sources.
ˈfossil ˌfuel
noun [uncountable and countable]a fuel such as coal or oil that is produced by the very gradual decaying of animals or plants over millions of years:
