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Coal is a hard, black substance extracted from the ground and burned as fuel.

煤是一种从地下提取并用作燃料的坚硬黑色物质。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词] Coal is a hard black substance that is extracted from the ground and burned as fuel.
  • Gas-fired electricity is cheaper than coal...

    天然气发电比煤便宜。

  • Today, oil and natural gas have replaced coal and wood in most areas.

    如今在大部分地区,燃油和天然气已经取代了煤炭和木头。

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[N-PLURAL 复数名词](燃烧着的)煤块 Coals are burning pieces of coal.
  • The iron teakettle was hissing splendidly over live coals...

    煤火烧得正旺,上面的铁茶壶嘶嘶地响个不停。

  • It is important to get the coals white-hot before you start cooking.

    很重要的一点是要把煤块烧到白热状再开始做饭。

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[PHRASE 短语]申斥;严厉责备 If a person in authority hauls or drags someone over the coals, they speak to them severely about something foolish or wrong that they have done.
  [V inflects]
  • I heard later that Uncle Jim had been hauled over the coals for not letting anyone know where we were...

    后来,我听说吉姆叔叔因为不告诉别人我们在哪儿而受到了严厉斥责。

  • The museum's P.R. man was going to be dragged over the coals for sure.

    博物馆的公关人员肯定会受到斥责。

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[PHRASE 短语]多此一举;徒劳无功 If someone is taking coals to Newcastle, they are trying to give or sell someone something that they already have a lot of.
  [usu v PHR]
  • Taking a gun to the United States would be like taking coals to Newcastle.

    带把枪去美国简直是多此一举。


Oxford 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
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coalcoal /kəʊl $ koʊl/ ●●● S2 W2 noun
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1[uncountable] 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 coal2[countable usually plural] a piece of coal, especially one that is burning:  Red hot coals glowed in the grate.3[countable usually plural] American English a piece of wood or coal that is burningcharcoal:  Grill over hot coals for two minutes.4carry/take coals to Newcastle British English to take something to a place where there is already plenty of it available5haul/rake/drag somebody over the coals to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong
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[kəʊl]coaled, coaling, coals

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煤(95%),加煤(2%),木炭(1%),装煤(1%),烧成炭(1%)
n.煤;煤块;木炭
vt.给…加煤;把…烧成炭
vi.上煤;加煤

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