charcoal
/ˈtʃɑːkəʊl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtʃɑːrkəʊl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈchär-ˌkōl/ (ame, mw)
charcoal — 名詞
1. a black, lightweight material produced by burning wood or other plant matter in
木炭
木材缺氧燃燒產生的黑色固體燃料或繪圖材料
a black, lightweight material produced by burning wood or other plant matter in a container with very little air, used mainly as a fuel for cooking and for heating, or pressed into sticks for drawing and sketching
Amara lit the charcoal before the guests arrived for the barbecue.
Amara 在客人抵達烤肉聚會之前，就把木炭放進烤爐裡點燃了。
The artist sketched the model's face with a soft stick of charcoal on thick paper.
那位藝術家用柔軟的炭筆在厚紙上描繪模特兒的臉。
charcoal stick / soft charcoal for drawing
Many rural families still use charcoal for cooking and heating during the winter.
許多偏遠地區的家庭在冬天仍然用木炭煮飯和取暖。
Hiroshi bought a box of compressed charcoal from the art supply shop near the station.
Hiroshi 在車站附近的美術用品店買了一盒壓縮木炭。
Charcoal is used in water filters to remove impurities and unpleasant smells from drinking water.
木炭被用在濾水器中去除雜質和飲用水的異味。
用法筆記
Charcoal as a fuel is not the same as coal. Coal is a fossil fuel dug from the ground, while charcoal is made by heating wood in a low-oxygen environment. The two words are not interchangeable.
常見錯誤
2. a dark grey colour that looks like the ash-grey tone of burned wood
炭灰色
一種深灰色
a dark grey colour that looks like the ash-grey tone of burned wood
Elena chose a charcoal grey suit for her job interview at the law firm downtown.
Elena 選了一套炭灰色的西裝，參加她在市中心律師事務所的面試。
charcoal grey as colour modifier for clothing
The living room walls were painted warm charcoal to match the white sofa and floor.
客廳的牆壁漆上了溫暖的炭灰色，與白色沙發和木地板很搭配。
Kwame wore a charcoal sweater and dark jeans to his cousin's dinner party.
Kwame 穿著炭灰色毛衣和深色牛仔褲，去參加表弟家的晚宴。
Yuna's cat had beautiful charcoal fur that shimmered blue in the late afternoon sunlight.
Yuna 的貓有一身漂亮的炭灰色毛髮，在午後的陽光下閃著藍光。
- white
the opposite end of the brightness scale
用法筆記
Often used as a modifier before a noun — 'charcoal suit', 'charcoal paint', 'charcoal fabric'. The full form 'charcoal grey' is also very common.
3. a picture or artwork created using sticks of compressed charcoal on paper, usual
炭筆畫
用炭筆創作的繪畫作品
a picture or artwork created using sticks of compressed charcoal on paper, usually in shades of black and grey
Vikram hung his charcoal portrait of the old fisherman above the living room fireplace.
Vikram 把他為老漁夫畫的炭筆肖像掛在客廳壁爐上方。
The exhibition showed several charcoal drawings of busy street scenes from Seoul and Tokyo.
展覽中展出了幾幅描繪首爾和東京街頭繁忙景象的炭筆畫。
charcoal drawing of [subject]
Mei-Lin spent the afternoon working on a charcoal sketch of cherry blossoms in the park.
Mei-Lin 花了整個下午在公園裡畫了一幅櫻花的炭筆素描。
Charcoal drawings need a coat of fixative so the powder does not smudge on paper.
炭筆畫需要噴上一層保護膠，這樣碳粉才不會在紙上弄糊。
charcoal — 動詞
- charcoalpresent simple I / you / we / they
- charcoals3rd person singular
- charcoaling-ing form
- charcoaledpast simple
1. to cook food, especially pieces of meat or vegetables, on a wire grill set over
炭烤
在炭火上燒烤食物
to cook food, especially pieces of meat or vegetables, on a wire grill set over burning charcoal
Omar charcoaled the chicken thighs until the skin was golden and the meat tender.
Omar 把雞腿放在烤架上用炭火烤，直到雞皮金黃、肉質軟嫩。
The beach restaurant charcoals fresh fish every evening on the outdoor grill near the tables.
那間海灘餐廳每天晚上在戶外烤架上炭烤新鮮的魚。
past tense and present tense use of verb
We charcoaled the vegetables after soaking them in olive oil, garlic, and fresh herbs.
我們把蔬菜浸泡在橄欖油、大蒜和香草裡之後，再用炭火烤。
Fatima charcoaled the steaks for her parents' anniversary dinner last Saturday evening.
Fatima 上週六晚上為父母的結婚紀念日晚餐炭烤了牛排。
文法句型
charcoal + object (food)
用法筆記
This verb is less common than phrases like 'cook over charcoal' or 'grill on a charcoal barbecue'. It appears most often in the past-tense or past-participle form ('charcoaled') in recipes and food writing.