单词fossil-fuel
n.: 矿物燃料
网络: 化石燃料；化石能源
化石燃料（如煤或石油）:
fuel such as coal or oil, that was formed over millions of years from the remains of animals or plants
矿物燃料
the oil field, with its derrick rising from the soil like a shunt to coax the earth"s fossil fuel to the surface.
油田和起重机从土壤上升起，就像分流把地球的化石燃料吸出地面。
Instead of being powered by the sun, then, some young sharks seem to run on fossil fuel.
除了依赖阳光来获得能量以外，一些幼小的鲨鱼似乎依存于矿物燃料。
So NRG, with its fossil-fuel plants, at least benefits from lower costs as electricity prices fall.
电价下跌时，拥有化石燃料厂的NRG至少会因成本较低仍然能获利。
If you got upset about any of this, you might forget how important it is not to disrupt the record profits of our fossil fuel companies.
如果你对上述的问题感到沮丧，你或许已经忘记了使我们矿物燃料公司的利润记录免受影响的重要性。
In the long run, solar energy technology and device to a large number of application, and also inevitable can restrict fossil fuel prices.
从长远看，太阳能利用技术和装置的大量应用，也必然可以制约矿物能源价格的上涨。
About three-quarters of the world"s fossil-fuel reserves must be left unused if dangerous climate change is to be avoided, scientists warn.
科学家警告，人类要避免危险的气候变化，必须禁用约四分之三的世界化石燃料储备。
Some experts estimate that the present supply of fossil fuel will not last until the end of the next century.
有些专家估计，现存的化石燃料到不了下个世纪末就会用完。
Stung by the concerns of voters about petrol, governments around the world have argued for an increase in fossil fuel supplies.
受到选民对汽油担忧的刺激，全球政府激烈地辩论着要提高石油产量。
If the local farmer uses fossil fuel to heat his greenhouse to produce crops out of season, his produce may not be the wisest purchase.
如果当地农民使用化石燃料加热温室来生产反季作物，采购这样的农产品可能并不是最明智的。
At a basic level, nuclear energy isn"t all that different from fossil fuel energy.
基本上讲，核能量和矿物燃料没有什么太大的区别。