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Coals 例:The Phrase Taking 英[Kəʊl 美[Koʊl N.煤;煤块;煤堆;木炭;Vi.上煤;加煤;Vt.给…加煤;把…烧成炭 N Uncount

单词 coal
音标
英[kəʊl] 美[koʊl]
解释
n.煤;煤块;煤堆;木炭;vi.上煤;加煤;vt.给…加煤;把…烧成炭;
例句

N-UNCOUNT
Coal is a hard black substance that is extracted from the ground and burned as fuel.
例:Gas-fired electricity is cheaper than coal...天然气发电比煤便宜。
例: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。

N-PLURAL
(燃烧着的)煤块
Coals are burning pieces of coal.
例: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。
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
例: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。
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
例: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。
变形
third:coals~done:coaled~pl:coals~ing:coaling~past:coaled~

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