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coal
[英] [kəul] [美] [kol] 生词本

n.

vi.

vt.

  • 易混淆的单词：Coal  

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1. N-UNCOUNT 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 (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 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. 

  • 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 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. 

  • 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。

Noun

1. fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

2. a hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire

Verb

1. burn to charcoal;

  • "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything"

2. supply with coal

3. take in coal;

  • "The big ship coaled"

地质学

<名>
  • 1.煤

煤炭

<名>
  • 1.煤［炭］
  • 2.古代植物遗体经成煤作用后转变成的固体可燃矿产。

电力

<名>
  • 1.水煤浆
  • 2.coal-water slurry, CWS
  • 3.油煤浆
  • 4.coal-oil mixture, COM
1. A coal fell from the fire and burned the carpet.
一块煤从火炉上掉了下来，烧着了地毯。

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2. At one time they used to mine coal in these valleys.
从前他们在这些峡谷中采煤。

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3. By and by electricity will take the place of coal.
不久以后，电将取代煤。

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4. Coal gave the region industrial supremacy.
煤炭给这个地区带来了工业上的优势。

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5. Coal is formed from the remains of freshwater plants.
煤是由淡水植物遗骸形成的。

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6. Coal miners have to work under the ground.
煤矿工人须在地下工作。

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7. Coal of all kinds originated from the decay of plants.
各种煤都是由植物的朽烂形成的。

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8. Coal used to cost 3 shillings a sack.
以往一袋煤值三先令。

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9. Diamond is chemically allied to coal.
金刚石与煤在化学上是同类的。

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10. Every tonne of coal contains,on average,30 kilograms of nitrogen.
每吨煤平均含30公斤氮。

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11. He became ill after breathing coal dust for many years.
他因多年吸入煤灰而生病了。

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12. His face and hands were coverd with grime from the coal dust.
他的脸和双手都沾满了煤灰和污垢。

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13. His face was blackened with coal.
他的脸被煤弄黑了。

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14. I am a coal miner.
咱们是矿工。

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15. If there is no coal, oil can be used instead.
如果没有煤，可以用石油来代替。

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16. It is necessary to decrease the amount of coal used.
必须减缩用煤量。

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17. It would be preposterous to shovel coal with a teaspoon.
用茶匙铲煤是荒谬的。

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18. It's difficult to ascertain the coal deposits.
煤储量很难探明。

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19. It's more economical to use gas than coal.
烧煤气比烧煤上算。

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20. Many people came to the coal mineindentured for several years.
许多人到煤矿来，是因为契约规定必须服务几年。

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