Both gasoline and diesel are volatile fuels, though gasoline is the more volatile of the two.

汽油和柴油都是挥发性燃料，尽管汽油的挥发性更强。

While Pentagon Officials say they don't know what caused the missile tube explosion, they point out that Soviet missiles use highly volatile liquid fuel, and a fuel leak could have caused the eruption.

一些国防部官员表示他们不清楚导弹管爆炸的原因，同时也指出，苏联导弹使用了稳定性极弱的液体燃料，有可能是燃料泄露导致了这次爆炸。