英语词汇“coal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	coal
释义	Trends of coal View usage for: coal (koʊl) Word forms: plural coals 1. uncountable noun Coal is a hard black substance that is extracted from the ground and burned as fuel. Gas-fired electricity is cheaper than coal. Today, oil and natural gas have replaced coal and wood in most areas. 2. plural noun Coals are burning pieces of coal. The iron teakettle was hissing splendidly over live coals. It is important to get the coals white-hot before you start cooking. 3. See haul/drag sb over the coals 4. See coals to Newcastle coal in British English (kəʊl) noun 1. a. a combustible compact black or dark-brown carbonaceous rock formed from compaction of layers of partially decomposed vegetation: a fuel and a source of coke, coal gas, and coal tar See also anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite, peat1 b. (as modifier) coal cellar coal merchant coal mine coal dust 2. one or more lumps of coal 3. short for charcoal 4. coals to Newcastle 5. haul someone over the coals verb 6. to take in, provide with, or turn into coal Derived forms coaly (ˈcoaly) adjective Word origin Old English col; related to Old Norse kol, Old High German kolo, Old Irish gūal coal in American English (koʊl) noun 1. a kind of dark brown to black, combustible, sedimentary rock resulting from the partial decomposition of vegetable matter away from air and under varying degrees of increased temperature and pressure over a period of millions of years: used as a fuel and in the production of coke, coal gas, water gas, and many coal-tar compounds 2. a piece (or collectively, pieces) of this rock 3. a piece of glowing or charred wood, coal, or similar substance; ember 4. charcoal verb transitive 5. to reduce (a substance) to charcoal by burning 6. to provide with coal verb intransitive 7. to take in a supply of coal Idioms: haul over the coals heap coals of fire on someone's head Word origin ME & OE col, charcoal, live coal, akin to Ger kohle, ON kol < IE base g(e)u-lo-, live coal > Ir gual Image of coal © Mr. SUTTIPON YAKHAM, shutterstock Examples of 'coal' in a sentence coal Industry experts put the turnaround down to the strong rebound in coal and iron ore prices. The Sun (2016) The squad requested today's jerseys be embroidered with details after they visited the former coal mining village. The Sun (2016) To return coal mining jobs to West Virginia would mean erecting massive barriers to imports. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Watch him talk about coal at tinyurl. Times, Sunday Times (2008) We were given a piece of fish with coal oil and burnt lettuce juice. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Their bodies have still not been recovered because of a fire burning in a coal seam. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Sometimes it feels like my childhood world was made entirely of coal tar. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Generation of electricity from coal plants is far more dangerous than nuclear. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Would measures to make coal mining safer benefit coal miners? Times, Sunday Times (2006) The review is likely to focus on a revival of nuclear power and clean coal technology. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The tobacco was burning down and the coals had turned to ash. Charles Glass The Tribes Triumphant (2006) The streets were crammed with people walking on hot coals or lying on nails. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Think about the wood and the coal. The Sun (2015) The outlook for iron ore and coal looks less promising. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The government has been encouraging people to use wood rather than gas and coal as domestic fuel. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Neither is likely to be squeamish about investing in coal. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The gases can be caused by burning fossil fuels such as oil and coal. The Sun (2009) The obsessive desire to stop burning coal has overwhelmed common sense. The Sun (2016) Coal tar fills your lungs and your head. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The mining of gold and silver was not essentially different from the mining of coal and iron. Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995) The bigger item is more efficient power generation and coal and gas procurement. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Most existing gas, coal and nuclear plants as well as new gas plants will bid. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Light the charcoal and heat until the coals are white-hot. Times, Sunday Times (2013) We learnt that you don't need oil or coal to make electricity. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Cheap gas replacing coal, thanks to fracking. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Word lists with coal Industrial oils, rock In other languages coal British English: coal /kəʊl/ NOUN Coal* is a hard black substance taken from underground and burned as fuel. Gas is cheaper than coal. American English: coal Arabic: فَحْم Brazilian Portuguese: carvão Chinese: 煤 Croatian: ugljen Czech: uhlí Danish: kul Dutch: steenkool European Spanish: carbón mineral Finnish: hiili polttoaineena käytettävä French: charbon German: Kohle Greek: κάρβουνο Italian: carbone Japanese: 石炭 Korean: 석탄 Norwegian: kull Polish: węgiel minerał European Portuguese: carvão Romanian: cărbune Russian: уголь Latin American Spanish: carbón Swedish: kol Thai: ถ่านหิน Turkish: kömür Ukrainian: вугілля Vietnamese: than đá All related terms of 'coal' coal car a railroad car designed for transporting coal coal fire a mass of burning coal used esp in a hearth to heat a room coal gas a mixture of gases produced by the distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting: consists mainly of hydrogen , methane , and carbon monoxide coal hod an open metal or plastic box fitted with a handle , for carrying bricks , mortar , etc coal mine A coal mine is a place where coal is dug out of the ground. coal oil petroleum or a refined product from petroleum, esp kerosene coal pit a pit where coal is dug coal pot a cooking device using charcoal , consisting of a raised iron bowl and a central grid Coal Sack a dark nebula in the Milky Way close to the Southern Cross coal seam a bed of coal coal tar Coal tar is a thick black liquid made from coal which is used for making drugs and chemical products . coal tit a small European songbird , Parus ater, having a black head with a white patch on the nape : family Paridae ( tits ) cob coal coal in large, rounded lumps egg coal coal that is about 2 to 4 inches (5.08 to 10.16 cm) in diameter gas coal coal that is rich in volatile hydrocarbons , making it a suitable source of domestic gas hard coal → anthracite soft coal → bituminous coal wood coal → charcoal (sense 1 ) brown coal a low-quality coal intermediate in grade between peat and lignite cannel coal a dull coal having a high volatile content and burning with a smoky luminous flame coal basin a part of the earth's surface consisting of coal strata that slope down to a common centre coal-black of a very dark black coal cellar an underground room used for the storage of coal coal chute an inclined channel or vertical passage down which coal may be dropped coal cutter a machine for undercutting a coal seam coal depot a place at which coal may be deposited, stored, etc coal heaver a workman who moves coal coal miner A coal miner is a person whose job is mining coal. coal mining the act, process, or industry of extracting coal from the earth coal strike a cessation of work by coal miners as a protest against working conditions or low pay steam coal coal suitable for use in producing steam , as in a steam-boiler white coal water, esp when flowing and providing a potential source of usable power cannel (coal) a compact variety of bituminous coal that was formed chiefly from spores and burns with a bright, steady flame coal-burning fuelled by burning coal coal industry a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal Coal Measures a series of coal-bearing rocks formed in the upper Carboniferous period; the uppermost series of the Carboniferous system coal merchant a person engaged in the purchase and sale of coal for profit coal scuttle A coal scuttle is a container for keeping coal in. bituminous coal a soft black coal , rich in volatile hydrocarbons , that burns with a smoky yellow flame . Fixed carbon content : 46–86 per cent ; calorific value: 1.93 × 10 7 – 3.63 × 10 7 J /kg coal-tar pitch a residue left by the distillation of coal tar : a mixture of hydrocarbons and finely divided carbon used as a binder for fuel briquettes , road surfaces, and carbon electrodes jet A jet is an aircraft that is powered by jet engines . coal miner's lung a lung disease due to inhalation of coal dust coal-tar creosote a colourless or pale yellow liquid mixture with a burning taste and penetrating odour distilled from wood tar , esp from beechwood , contains creosol and other phenols , and is used as an antiseptic coalsack a sack in which coal is carried coletit a small European songbird , Parus ater, having a black head with a white patch on the nape : family Paridae ( tits ) National Coal Board a statutory corporation set up to run Britain's nationalised coal mining industry between 1947 and 1994, at which time the industry was privatized scuttle When people or small animals scuttle somewhere , they run there with short quick steps. torbanite a variety of coal from which paraffin oil can be derived coal-fired power station a power station that generates electricity by the burning of coal European Coal and Steel Community formerly, an organization made up of six Western European nations which aimed to unify Europe during the Cold War Chinese translation of 'coal' coal (kəul) n (u) (= substance) 煤 (méi) (c) (= piece of coal) 煤块(塊) (méikuài)
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