单词 | coal |
释义 | 🔑 coalBrE /kəʊl/ NAmE /koʊl/ noun 🔑 [U ]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[C ]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。 ● 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。● haul sb over the ˈcoals (BrE ) (NAmE rake sb over the ˈcoals ) to criticize sb severely because they have done sth wrong 严厉训斥(或斥责)某人● rake sb over the ˈcoals (NAmE ) (BrE haul sb over the ˈcoals ) to criticize sb severely because they have done sth wrong 严厉训斥(或斥责)某人 |
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