"Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything"
"The big ship coaled"
1.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 thancoal...
天然气发电比煤便宜。
e.g. Today, oil and natural gas have replacedcoal 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.(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。
3.申斥;严厉责备
If a person in authorityhauls ordrags someoneover the coals, they speak to them severely about something foolish or wrong that they have done.
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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。
4.多此一举;徒劳无功
If someone istaking 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。
1. coal
1. 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(注意,在按Alt键时,这些物品并不会显示出来).
2. coal的近义词
2. 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.
3.coal：coalition; 借助第三者力量
4.coal：national committee on arid lands; 全国干旱土地委员会
我往火里再加了些煤。
a lump of coal一块煤
a coal fire煤火
a coal mine煤矿
the coal industry煤炭工业
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
They loaded the ship with coal.他们将煤装上船.
The bulk and weight of coal required in the majority of manufacturing industries is large in comparison with the bulk and weight of other raw matericals.在大多数制造工业中,所需要的煤的体积和重量,与其他原材料的体积和重量相比都显得很大.
We ran out of coal, and had to burn wood.煤烧完了, 只好烧木头.
Nylon is made from air, coal and water.尼龙是由空气 、 煤和水加工制成.
Put some more coal on the fire.再往火里加点煤.
It would be preposterous to shovel coal with a teaspoon.用茶匙铲煤是荒谬的.
We used 10 tons of coal last winter.去年冬天我们用了10吨煤.
coal gave the region industrial supremacy.煤炭给这个地区带来了工业上的优势.
It's difficult to ascertain the coal deposits.煤储量很难探明.
At one time they used to mine coal in these valleys.从前他们在这些峡谷中采煤.
It is necessary to decrease the amount of coal used.必须减缩用煤量.
coal of all kinds originated from the decay of plants.各种煤都是由植物的朽烂形成的.
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
