coals

英 [kəʊlz]

美 [koʊlz]

n.  煤; (尤指燃烧着的)煤块
coal的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 煤
  Coalis a hard black substance that is extracted from the ground and burned as fuel.
  1. Gas-fired electricity is cheaper than coal...
     天然气发电比煤便宜。
  2. 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。
• N-PLURAL (燃烧着的)煤块
  Coalsare burning pieces of coal.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• PHRASE 申斥;严厉责备
  If a person in authorityhaulsordragssomeoneover the coals, they speak to them severely about something foolish or wrong that they have done.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• PHRASE 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.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• Burn all wood and coals to ash, put out campfires completely, then scatter cool ashes.
  将木柴和煤燃成灰烬，彻底地熄灭营火，然后将冷却的灰烬撒开。
• 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。
• The coals were glowing in the dark.
  煤在黑暗中发着红光。
• She is more than irritated now, don't stir the coals!
  她现在已火冒三丈了，别再火上加油了！
• There were red coals in the grate.
  壁炉里有烧红的煤块。
• Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
  因他面前的光辉炭都着了。
• "I doubt they have a shroud my size." The dwarf stirred the coals with a poker.
  “我怀疑他们有没有我这种尺寸的裹尸布。”侏儒用棍子搅拌着煤渣。
• Study on the Influence of Mineral Matters on the Combustion Characteristics and Kinetics of Pulverized Coals
  矿物质对煤粉燃烧特性和反应动力学影响的研究
• Experimental Study on Characteristics of NO_x Emission from Anthracite Coal and Blended Coals Combustion
  无烟煤混煤燃烧氮氧化物排放特性的试验研究
• 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。