coal

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coal /kəʊl $ koʊl/ ●●● S2 W2 noun  1  [uncountable]TPGHEG a hard black mineral which is dug out of the ground and burnt to produce heat 煤 Put some coal on the fire. 往火里加点煤。 the coal mining industry 采煤业 a lump of coal 一块煤2  [countable usually plural]DH a piece of coal, especially one that is burning 〔尤指燃烧着的〕煤块 Red hot coals glowed in the grate. 炽热火红的煤块在炉栅里面发着光。3  [countable usually plural] American English a piece of wood or coal that is burning 〔燃烧着的〕木炭，煤块 → charcoal Grill over hot coals for two minutes. 在炙热的煤火上烧烤两分钟。4. carry/take coals to Newcastle British EnglishAVAILABLE to take something to a place where there is already plenty of it available 多此一举5. haul/rake/drag somebody over the coals CRITICIZEto speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong 责备某人，申斥某人

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coal• coal miners• Known oil reserves are enough to last for 40 years, natural gas for over 65 years and coal for 250 years.• Heat is radiated entirely from the ceramic coals or logs.• Grill the steaks over medium-hot coals for 5-7 minutes on each side.• Now coal exports are smaller and these docks are less busy.• For the Schuman plan had implications beyond a simple coordination of coal and steel production.• Soft coal is notorious for its content of pollutants, such as sulfur.• What of Labour's plans for the future of the coal industry?• Wilson had grown up black with coal dust.Origin coal Old English col

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coal
coal S2 W2 /kəʊl $ koʊl/ noun1. [uncountable] a hard black mineral which is dug out of the ground and burnt to produce heat:
    Put some coal on the fire.
    the coal mining industry
    a lump of coal
2. [countable usually plural] a piece of coal, especially one that is burning:
    Red hot coals glowed in the grate.
3. [countable usually plural] American English a piece of wood or coal that is burning ⇨ charcoal:
    Grill over hot coals for two minutes.
4. carry/take coals to Newcastle British English to take something to a place where there is already plenty of it available
5. haul/rake/drag somebody over the coals to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong

🔑 coalBrE /kəʊl/ 🔊NAmE /koʊl/ 🔊 noun🔑 [uncountable] 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 [countable] 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) (NAmE rake 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