单词 | smelt |
释义 | smelt (smelt ) Word forms: smelts , smelting , smelted 1. B1+ Smelt is a past tense and past participle of smell. [mainly British] 2. verb To smelt a substance containing metal means to process it by heating it until it melts, so that the metal is extracted and changed chemically. Darby improved iron by smelting it with coke instead of charcoal. [VERB noun] Collocations: smelt iron Between 1854 and 1874, the furnace was used to smelt iron ore, using coal or charcoal for fuel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He invested in a scheme to smelt iron using coal, and this as well as other decisions led to the end of the family estate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Mining and smelting iron became a more successful activity until the deposits diminished. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the 17th century, a blast furnace for smelting iron ore found in the limestone was built. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many attendant difficulties had to be overcome before this fuel could be applied to the purpose of smelting iron. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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