[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]煤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.
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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.
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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。
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coal★/kəʊl; NAmEkoʊl/noun1★[uncountable ]a hard black mineral that is found below the ground and burnt to produce heat 煤◆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。IDIOMcarry, 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ORIGINNewcastle-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/ ●●●S2W2 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 burning → charcoal: 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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