coal

coal

[kəul]

n.煤, 木炭
vt.烧成炭,供应煤
vi.加煤, 装煤

例句与用法：

Coal is a mineral.

煤是一种矿物。

He put a shovel of coal on to the fire.

他往火炉里加了一铲煤。

The country is rich in oil and coal.

这个国家石油和煤的资源丰富。

Coal can be converted to gas.

煤可以转化成煤气。

I shall be glad if you will forward fifty tons of coal, in accordance with your sample.

请按照贵公司提供的样品，供应我公司50吨煤炭，谢谢。

Ships coal at Gibraltar.

船在直布罗陀上煤。

A coal fell from the fire and burned the mat.

一块煤炭从火中掉出来，烧坏了地席。

词形变化：

动词过去式: coaled | 动词过去分词: coaled | 动词现在分词: coaling | 动词第三人称单数: coals |

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n.

1. 煤[U]

2. (燃烧中的)煤块[C]

3. 木炭[U]

vt.

1. 给……加煤

2. 把……烧成炭

vi.

上煤, 加煤

The ship called at Boston to coal.

船停靠在波士顿加煤。

短语词组：

call/haul over the coals

1. 责骂

Her boss hauled her over the coals for being late for work.

由于上班迟到, 她老板狠狠地责备了她。

carry/send/take coals to Newcastle

1. 多此一举

It would be like carrying coals to Newcastle if another post office opened in the neighborhood; there are already three now.

如果在这附近再开一家邮局, 简直是多此一举。现在已经有三家了。

heap coals of fire on sb.'s head

1. 以德报怨使某人深感惭愧