coal
美音:
[kəul
]英音:
[kəul
]n.煤 v.加煤
难易程度:
coal为高中词汇
词频:1774
词形变化:
动词过去式:coaled 过去分词:coaled 现在分词:coaling 第三人称单数:coals
coal
/kəʊl; kol/
n
1 (a) [U] black mineral found below the ground, used for burning to supply heat and to make coal gas and coal tar 煤
*put more coal on the fire 往火里再加些煤
* [attrib 作定语] a coal fire 煤火
* coal dust 煤末.
(b) [C] piece of this material, esp one that is burning (尤指燃烧着的)煤块
*A hot coal fell out of the fire and burnt the carpet. 火炉里掉出一块炽热的煤把地毯烧了.
2 (idm 习语) carry coals to Newcastle => carry. haul sb over the coals => haul. heap coals of fire on sb's head => heap.
v
1 [Tn] load a supply of coal into (a ship) 给(轮船)加煤, 上煤, 装煤.
2 [I] (of a ship) be loaded with a supply of coal (指轮船)被加煤, 上煤, 装煤.
coal
n[
Language: Old English;Origin: col]
[U]a hard black mineral which is dug out of the ground and burnt to produce heat
Put some coal on the fire. the coal mining industry a lump of coal [C usually plural]a piece of coal, especially one that is burning
Red hot coals glowed in the grate. [C usually plural]AmEa piece of wood or coal that is burning
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charcoal Grill over hot coals for four to five minutes.carry/take coals to NewcastleBrE to take something to a place where there is already plenty of it available
haul/rake/drag sb over the coalsto speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong
1. Eletricity must be generated by the consumption of coal or oil 发电需要消耗煤或石油.
2. While natural gas use increases, use of coal as fuel is decreasing. 随着天然气利用量的增长,煤炭作为燃料的使用量正在减少。
3. This coal cokes well. 这种煤容易炼成煤炭。
4. The modern city consists of monstrous edifices and of dark narrow streets full of petrol fumes, coal 现代城市是由大得怕人的大厦和充斥着难闻的汽油味, 煤灰和有毒气体和又阴暗又狭窄的街道所组成,
5. The company envisioned opening the sides of two mountains to extract coal. 这家公司打算挖开两座山的山坡采煤。
6. These men work underground for 6 hours at a time , mining for coal. 这些人在地下工作一次挖煤6小时。
7. The substitution of coal for oil is desirable. 以煤代替石油是可取的。
8. This truck carries 5 tons of coal. 这部卡车载了5吨重的煤.
9. Then we want some more coal -- there´s only about a shovelful left, and..." 另外还得买些煤,只剩下一铲了,还有……”
10. Nylon is made from coal , water and air. 尼龙是用煤、水和空气制成的。
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