燃耗

fuel consumption

Characters and words in 燃耗

rán = r + an2

to burn / to ignite / to light / fig. to spark off (hopes) / to start (debate) / to raise (hopes)

燃 = 火 + 然 : Robinson Crusoe (r) is igniting (燃) a fire (火) in the anthill's kitchen (an2) hoping (燃) to cook his dinner there, but soon people come over and tell him it's not right (然) to do so because of the potential carbon monoxide poisoning.

hào = h + ao4

to waste / to spend / to consume / to squander / news / (coll.) to delay / to dilly-dally

耗 = 毛 + 耒 : Hamlet (h) got the task to drive a plow (耒) through a lot of hair (毛) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). He thinks that it is just a waste (耗) of gasoline (油耗) because it requires a lot of time and energy (耗时耗力), but he does it anyway.

Words with 燃耗

nuclear fuel burnup

Sentences with 燃耗

燃耗 currently does not appear in any sentence.