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coal n.煤；木炭vt.烧成炭；供应煤vi.加煤；装煤 (1) 他往火炉里加了一铲煤。(2) 这个国家石油和煤的资源丰富。(3) 煤可以转化成煤气。(4) 我负责在煤矿卸一大堆木炭和煤。(5) 当他回来的时候,工人们正在给船加煤。(6) 船在直布罗陀上煤。(7) 这艘大船是用来装煤的。 Coal may seem like an old-fashioned fuel, making you think of steam locomotives that ran on coal, or coal fires heating homes in the nineteenth century. Some people still burn coal in stoves today, although most coal is burned on a much larger scale, generating electricity for entire towns and cities. You can also use the noun coal to mean a glowing ember in your fireplace or backyard grill. In Old English, it was col, from a Germanic root.

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英 [kəʊl] 美 [koʊl] (1) He put a shovel of coal on to the fire.(2) The country is rich in oil and coal.(3) Coal can be converted to gas.(4) I'm in charge of discharging a large amount of charcoal and coal at the coal mine.(5) The workers were coaling the ship when he came back.(6) Ships coal at Gibraltar.(7) The big ship coaled. 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. 1[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。2[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。3[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。4[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。

英语单词	coal
英美音标	英 [kəʊl] 美 [koʊl]
中文释义	n.煤；木炭 vt.烧成炭；供应煤 vi.加煤；装煤
英语例句	(1) He put a shovel of coal on to the fire. (2) The country is rich in oil and coal. (3) Coal can be converted to gas. (4) I'm in charge of discharging a large amount of charcoal and coal at the coal mine. (5) The workers were coaling the ship when he came back. (6) Ships coal at Gibraltar. (7) The big ship coaled.
中文例句	(1) 他往火炉里加了一铲煤。 (2) 这个国家石油和煤的资源丰富。 (3) 煤可以转化成煤气。 (4) 我负责在煤矿卸一大堆木炭和煤。 (5) 当他回来的时候,工人们正在给船加煤。 (6) 船在直布罗陀上煤。 (7) 这艘大船是用来装煤的。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	Coal may seem like an old-fashioned fuel, making you think of steam locomotives that ran on coal, or coal fires heating homes in the nineteenth century. Some people still burn coal in stoves today, although most coal is burned on a much larger scale, generating electricity for entire towns and cities. You can also use the noun coal to mean a glowing ember in your fireplace or backyard grill. In Old English, it was col, from a Germanic root.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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。 3 [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。 4 [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。

Coal S Burned Electricity Taking Oil Ship Black