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ember n.余烬（常用复数）；最后时刻；最后部分 (1) 那篝火只有余烬尚存。(2) 余烬被放在一个中空的萝卜里，以便可以燃得更久一点。(3) 往日激情将熄的余烬仍可从他的文章中看出来。 Embers (usually plural) are smoldering pieces of wood or coal — usually very small — that burn brightly as a fire starts to fade. When you see embers, the fire isn’t finished yet, but it’s almost done. If you’re camping and you put out a fire, don’t leave it alone until the embers go out, too. People also use embers as a metaphor for other things that are starting to fade, like the last embers of a dying friendship.

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英 ['embə(r)] 美 ['embər] (1) Only the embers of the bonfire remained.(2) The ember was placed inside a hollowed-out turnip to keep it glowing longer.(3) The dying embers of a former passion can still be seen in his article. An ember is a little piece of wood or coal in a fire that's dying. Embers are hot and glowing. When the fire is out and the embers are glowing, it’s time to call it a night. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]余火；余烬 The embers of a fire are small pieces of wood or coal that remain and glow with heat after the fire has finished burning.   [usu pl]

英语单词	ember
英美音标	英 ['embə(r)] 美 ['embər]
中文释义	n.余烬（常用复数）；最后时刻；最后部分
英语例句	(1) Only the embers of the bonfire remained. (2) The ember was placed inside a hollowed-out turnip to keep it glowing longer. (3) The dying embers of a former passion can still be seen in his article.
中文例句	(1) 那篝火只有余烬尚存。 (2) 余烬被放在一个中空的萝卜里，以便可以燃得更久一点。 (3) 往日激情将熄的余烬仍可从他的文章中看出来。
vocabulary简明	An ember is a little piece of wood or coal in a fire that's dying. Embers are hot and glowing. When the fire is out and the embers are glowing, it’s time to call it a night.
vocabulary扩展	Embers (usually plural) are smoldering pieces of wood or coal — usually very small — that burn brightly as a fire starts to fade. When you see embers, the fire isn’t finished yet, but it’s almost done. If you’re camping and you put out a fire, don’t leave it alone until the embers go out, too. People also use embers as a metaphor for other things that are starting to fade, like the last embers of a dying friendship.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]余火；余烬 The embers of a fire are small pieces of wood or coal that remain and glow with heat after the fire has finished burning. [usu pl]

Embers Fire Wood Coal Dying It’s Pieces Small