| 单词 | coal |
| 释义 | Related topics: Gas, coal, oil, Geology, Householdcoal /kəʊl $ koʊl/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 [uncountable]TPGHEG a hard black mineral which is dug out of the ground and burnt to produce heat 煤 Put some coal on the fire. 往火里加点煤。 the coal mining industry 采煤业 a lump of coal 一块煤2 [countable usually plural]DH a piece of coal, especially one that is burning 〔尤指燃烧着的〕煤块 Red hot coals glowed in the grate. 炽热火红的煤块在炉栅里面发着光。3 [countable usually plural] American English a piece of wood or coal that is burning 〔燃烧着的〕木炭，煤块 → charcoal Grill over hot coals for two minutes. 在炙热的煤火上烧烤两分钟。4. carry/take coals to Newcastle British EnglishAVAILABLE to take something to a place where there is already plenty of it available 多此一举5. haul/rake/drag somebody over the coals CRITICIZEto speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong 责备某人，申斥某人Examples from the Corpuscoal• coal miners• Known oil reserves are enough to last for 40 years, natural gas for over 65 years and coal for 250 years.• Heat is radiated entirely from the ceramic coals or logs.• Grill the steaks over medium-hot coals for 5-7 minutes on each side.• Now coal exports are smaller and these docks are less busy.• For the Schuman plan had implications beyond a simple coordination of coal and steel production.• Soft coal is notorious for its content of pollutants, such as sulfur.• What of Labour's plans for the future of the coal industry?• Wilson had grown up black with coal dust.Origin coal Old English colcoal nounChinese mineral black a which Corpus hard is dug |
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