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noun
一. a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
Synonym: ember
二. fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
verb
一. take in coal
e.g. The big ship coaled
二. supply with coal
三. burn to charcoal
e.g. Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything
Synonym: char
一. 煤
Coal is a hard black substance that is extracted from the ground and burned as fuel.
coal的意思
e.g. Gas-fired electricity is cheaper than coal...
天然气发电比煤便宜。
e.g. 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。
二. (燃烧着的)煤块
Coals are burning pieces of coal.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
三. 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.
coal
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
四. 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.
e.g. 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。
一. coal
一. 煤：制作炸药需以下材料:煤(Coal)、盐桶(BarrelofSalt)和硫磺(Sulphur),可分别在Fergus的房间中、城堡厨房和医生的房间中的圆桌上找到(注重,在按Alt键时,这些物品并不会显示出来).
二. coal的近义词
二. 煤块：赶走猴子就可以拣起它身后的煤块(coal),然后向前走到火山前,将身边的铁硫酸盐(iron sulfate)和碳酸钾(potash)拿到,现在我们就可以前往海滩了. 来到花冈岩房子里面 ,面前就是尼摩船长的尸体,这个纵横海底两万里的人物的最终归宿居然是这样.
三. coal：coalition; 借助第三者力量
四. coal：national committee on arid lands; 全国干旱土地委员会
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经典引文
I daren't be late for work again or director will call me over the coals.
我上班再不敢迟到了,不然主任会责备我的。
The teacher called the student over the coals for being cheated in the examination.
老师训斥这个学生在考试中作弊。
Margaret was called over the coals for losing of the important documents.
玛格雷特因弄丢了那份重要的文件而备受责备。
You will be hauled over the coals for going out and leaving the door unlocked.
你该挨骂了,出门时不锁门。
A..sloop which was coaling for a cruise in the Persian Gulf.
出自：E. Waugh词语用法
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