2019-08-13 fuel

英英释义：something that fuels a feeling or a type of behavior increases or strengthens it 

“为…提供燃料”“使加剧”

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

2. 这几年流行一个词 FOMO，即 Fear of Missing Out，中文叫“错失恐惧症”。社交媒体的出现更是加剧了这种恐惧，比如我们经常刷朋友圈，总怕自己错过了什么。这时就可以说： 

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

3. 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. 

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

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

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

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

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强国之间的竞争刺激了科技创新。

The competition between powerful countries has fueled scientific innovation.

参考翻译：The superpower rivalry has fueled technological innovation.