look after sb/sth, -fuelled

I was fearless and good at looking after myself, but I don't think I would have survived today's drug-fuelled club scene. Those were more innocent times.

(當時)我在俱樂部一點也不害怕，又懂得照顧自己，但如果夜總會景象換成現在這樣吸毒氾濫，我不覺得可以全身而退。畢竟，那時代純真多了。

look after sb/sth phrasal verb
to take care of or be in charge of someone or something:
We look after the neighbours' cat while they're away.
If you look after your clothes they last a lot longer.
[R] Don't worry about Mia - she can look after herself.


fuel Hide phonetics
noun
1 [C or U] a substance which is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burned:
Wood, coal, oil, petrol and gas are all different kinds of fuel.
Plutonium is a fuel used to produce nuclear energy.
nuclear fuel
unleaded fuel
The new exhaust system, it is claimed, will lower fuel consumption.

2 [U] anything that keeps people's ideas or feelings active, or makes them stronger:
Reports in today's newspapers have added fuel to the controversy (= made it worse).

fuel Hide phonetics
verb [T] -ll- or US USUALLY -l-
1 to supply a system with a substance which can be burnt to provide heat or power:
Our heating system is fuelled by gas.
We have a gas-fuelled heating system.
petrol/hydrogen-fuelled cars

2 Something that fuels a feeling or a type of behaviour increases or strengthens it:
The rapid promotion of the director's son has itself fuelled resentment within the company.
The prime minister's speech fuelled speculation that she is about to resign.

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)