coal 英 [kəʊl]   美 [koʊl]

coal

coal  英 [kəʊl] 美 [koʊl]

n. 煤;煤块 

进行时:coaling  过去式:coaled  过去分词:coaled  第三人称单数:coals  名词复数:coals 

a lump of coal 一块煤
a coal fire 煤火

  • Coal is a mineral, a black rock that can be extracted from the earth and burned for fuel. Most of the electricity that's produced in the world is powered by the burning of coal.
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  • n. 煤;煤块
  • 1. a lump of coal

    一块煤

  • 2. a coal fire

    煤火

  • 3. a coal mine

    煤矿

  • 4. the coal industry

    煤炭工业

  • 5. A hot coal fell out of the fire and burnt the carpet.

    一块燃烧着的煤块从火炉里掉出来把地毯烧了。

  • coal (n.) Old English col "charcoal; live coal, piece of wood or other combustible substance, either burning or having been burned," from Proto-Germanic *kula(n) (source also of Old Frisian kole, Middle Dutch cole, Dutch kool, Old High German chol, German Kohle, Old Norse kol), from PIE root *g(e)u-lo- "live coal" (source also of Irish gual "coal").
coal / kəʊl ; NAmE koʊl / noun 1 [uncountable ] a hard black mineral that is found below the ground and burnt to produce heat I put more coal on the fire. 我往火里再加了些煤。 a lump of coal 一块煤 a coal fire 煤火 a coal mine 煤矿 the coal industry 煤炭工业 2 [countable ] a piece of coal,especially one that is burning (尤指燃烧着的)煤块 A hot coal fell out of the fire and burnt the carpet. 一块燃烧着的煤块从火炉里掉出来把地毯烧了。 IDIOM carry, take, etc. coals to ˈNewcastle ( BrE) to take goods to a place where there are already plenty of them; to supply sth where it is not needed 多此一举 ORIGIN Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in the north of England, was once an important coal-mining centre. 英格兰北部泰恩河畔纽卡斯尔曾是重要的煤矿开采中心。 more at haul v. , rake v. coal coals coal / kəʊl ; NAmE koʊl /
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