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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- coal
[kəul]
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1.
noun
[u]
(substance) 煤
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2.
noun
[c]
(piece of coal) 煤块
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- coal
[kəʊl]
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1.
n.[u]
煤，煤炭
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Local people have been mining coal here since the sixteenth century.
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当地人从16世纪开始就在这儿开采煤矿。
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2.
n.[c]
煤块，煤灰，木炭
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This will be my first attempt at walking on burning coals.
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这将是我第一次尝试在烧红的碳上行走。
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3.
vt.
烧焦，把……烧成炭
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They clearcut trees in the winter and coaled the logs the following spring.
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他们在冬天把树枝剪下来，然后在春天把这些木材烧成木炭。
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4.
vt.
给……加煤，为……提供煤
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On our arrival there, we coaled the steam trains and carried out repairs.
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我们达到那儿以后，给蒸汽火车装上了煤，并做了一些维修工作。
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5.
verb
装煤，上煤
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We will depart as soon as the ship is coaled.
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船上煤以后我们就出发。
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The big ship coaled.
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这艘大船已经上完煤了。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- coal
[kəυl]
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1.
n
a combustible compact black or dark-brown carbonaceous rock formed from compaction of layers of partially decomposed vegetation: a fuel and a source of coke, coal gas, and coal tar - See also anthracite bituminous coal lignite peat
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2.
n
(as modifier)
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coal cellar
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coal merchant
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coal mine
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coal dust
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3.
n
one or more lumps of coal
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4.
n
short for charcoal
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5.
vb
to take in, provide with, or turn into coal
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6.
vb
[Etymology]
Old English col; related to Old Norse kol, Old High German kolo, Old Irish gual
Examples
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coal-bearing strata
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产煤地层
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block coal
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块煤，块炭
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to feed coal into a stove
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给炉子添煤
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to haul coal for a living
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为生计(用车等)装运煤
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the hopper of an automatic coal stoker
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自动加煤机的加料斗
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