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🔑 coalBrE /kəʊl/NAmE /koʊl/ noun🔑 [U] a hard black mineral that is found below the ground and burnt to produce heat 煤◆I put more coal on the fire. 我往火里加了些煤。◆a lump of coal 一块煤◆a coal fire 煤火◆a coal mine 煤矿◆the coal industry 煤炭工业 [C] a piece of coal, especially one that is burning (尤指燃烧着的)煤块◆A hot coal fell out of the fire and burnt the carpet. 一块燃烧着的煤块从火炉里掉出来把地毯烧了。 ●carry, take, etc. coals to ˈNewcastle(BrE) to take goods to a place where there are already plenty of them; to supply sth where it is not needed 多此一举 ORIGIN Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in the north of England, was once an important coal-mining centre. 英格兰北部泰恩河畔纽卡斯尔曾是重要的煤矿开采中心。●haul sb over the ˈcoals(BrE) (NAmErake sb over the ˈcoals) to criticize sb severely because they have done sth wrong 严厉训斥(或斥责)某人●rake sb over the ˈcoals(NAmE) (BrE haul sb over the ˈcoals) to criticize sb severely because they have done sth wrong 严厉训斥(或斥责)某人 |