coals
coals — 名詞
- coalssingular
- coalsesplural
1. a hard black material dug from deep underground and burned to make heat or elect
煤炭
從地下開採的黑色燃料，用於燃燒供熱
a hard black material dug from deep underground and burned to make heat or electricity
Kemi shovelled coal into the old boiler in the school basement.
Kemi 把煤炭鏟進學校地下室那座老舊鍋爐裡。
collocation: shovel coal into [boiler/furnace]
The village store still sells bags of coal for winter heating.
村裡的小店仍然出售一袋袋冬天取暖用的煤炭。
Coal powered the steam engines that drove Britain's factories in the 1800s.
煤炭在十九世紀驅動了英國工廠裡的蒸汽機。
collocation: coal-powered
Constanza stacked three pieces of coal on the fireplace grate.
Constanza 把三塊煤炭疊放在壁爐的爐架上。
Miners dug coal from a seam deep below the Welsh valley.
礦工從威爾斯山谷深處的煤層開採煤炭。
collocation: coal seam
- coal mine
- coal-fired
- lump of coal
- piece of coal
- coal dust
- coal seam
2. a piece of coal or wood that stays hot and bright after most of the fire has bur
餘燼；炭火
火堆熄滅後仍在發光或燃燒的碎塊
a piece of coal or wood that stays hot and bright after most of the fire has burned out
Yael poked the coals with a long iron rod to stir up the heat.
Yael 用長鐵棍撥弄炭火，讓熱度升高。
collocation: poke the coals
A few coals still glowed orange among the grey ashes at dawn.
黎明時分，幾點餘燼仍在灰色灰燼中發出橘色微光。
Liam warmed his hands over the dying coals of the campfire.
Liam 在營火快要熄滅的餘燼上暖手。
collocation: dying coals
One glowing coal rolled off the hearth and scorched the wooden floor.
一塊發光的炭火從爐邊滾落，燙焦了木地板。
collocation: glowing coal
The blacksmith spread the hot coals evenly across the forge.
鐵匠把灼熱的炭火均勻鋪在鍛爐上。
collocation: hot coals
- glowing coals
- hot coals
- dying coals
- rake the coals
- poke the coals
用法筆記
Usually used in the plural form. Distinguish from sense 1 (SOLID FUEL): this sense refers to pieces that are already burning or glowing.
常見錯誤
coals — 動詞
- coalspresent simple I / you / we / they
- coalses3rd person singular
- coalsing-ing form
- coalsedpast simple
1. to put coal into a furnace, boiler, ship, or engine so that it can run
加煤；供煤
為爐子或船隻提供煤炭燃料
to put coal into a furnace, boiler, ship, or engine so that it can run
The harbour workers coaled the big steamer before the morning tide.
碼頭工人在早潮來臨前為那艘大輪船加煤。
Kenji coaled the school's old heater every cold morning last winter.
Kenji 去年冬天每天寒冷早晨都為學校的舊暖爐加煤。
A team of men coaled the train engine at the station stop.
一隊工人在車站為火車頭加煤。
The power plant was coaled by trucks that arrived twice each day.
發電廠由每天來兩趟的卡車供煤。
passive: be coaled by [source]
- fuel
a general verb for supplying any kind of fuel; 'coal' is specific to the solid black mineral
文法句型
coal + [furnace/boiler/ship/engine]
用法筆記
Rare; today mostly found in historical writing. The object is usually a furnace, boiler, ship, or locomotive.
2. to stop at a port or station and load coal onto a ship or train for its own use
裝煤；上煤
船隻或火車停靠以補充煤炭
to stop at a port or station and load coal onto a ship or train for its own use
The cargo ship coaled at Port Said before crossing the Indian Ocean.
貨輪在橫渡印度洋之前在塞得港裝煤。
pattern: coal at [port/location]
Old steam trains coaled at small stations along the long route.
老式蒸汽火車沿途在小站上煤。
The fishing boat coaled here before heading out to deep water.
漁船在這裡上煤後才出航前往深海。
Large ships no longer coal at sea the way they did a century ago.
大型船隻不再像一個世紀前那樣在海上裝煤了。
- refuel
the modern equivalent, used for petrol, diesel, or any fuel; 'coal' is specific to the era of steam power
文法句型
coal at [location/port]
用法筆記
Rare and mostly historical. The subject is a ship, train, or other coal-powered vehicle that takes on its own fuel supply.
3. to heat wood or other plant material with very little air until it turns into bl
燒成炭
將木材加熱至變成木炭的過程
to heat wood or other plant material with very little air until it turns into black charcoal
Minh coaled the oak logs slowly in a deep pit covered with earth.
Minh 把橡木塊放在蓋滿泥土的深坑裡慢慢燒成炭。
pattern: coal [material] in [container]
Workers coaled tree branches over a low fire to make black fuel.
工人用小火把樹枝燒成炭，做成黑色燃料。
Tariq coaled hardwood inside a clay oven for three full days.
Tariq 把硬木放在陶窯裡燒了整整三天，燒成炭。
In the old days, farmers coaled wood to sell as cooking fuel in town.
從前，農民把木材燒成炭，拿到鎮上當作煮食燃料出售。
文法句型
coal + [wood/organic material]
用法筆記
Rare and technical. The object is wood or organic matter, not coal itself. Do not confuse with burning coal as fuel.
常見錯誤
同根字
- coal名詞B1
- coal動詞C1
- coaly形容詞C2
- coalfield名詞C1
- coal-black形容詞C1
- coalmine名詞B2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- coal mine
- coal miner
- coal industry
- coal-fired power station
介系詞搭配
- coal for (heating/power)
- coal from (a mine/region)