coal[kəul]

• n.
  • 煤,煤炭 [参较 anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite]
  • 烧成炭的木块，木炭
• vt.
  • 把…烧成炭
  • 给…加煤，上煤：

    Coaling a ship is a dirty job.

    给轮船装煤是很脏的活。

• vi.
  • 装煤；加煤：

    The ship called at Gibraltar to coal.

    这艘轮船停靠于直布罗陀港加煤。

• 短语:
  • (as) black as coal 其黑如煤，非常黑
  • blind coal 无烟煤
  • blow at a cold coal 白费力气，做徒劳无益的事
  • blow hot coals 怒不可遏，狂怒
  • blow(或stir)the coals 煽风点火，煽动，挑拨离间
  • call(或 drag, haul, rake, take) over the coals 责备，申斥，谴责
  • carry(或 send, take, bring) coals to Newcastle 向煤区运煤多此一举，白费力气，做徒劳无益的事；画蛇添足
  • heap coals of fire on someone's head 以德报怨使某人懊悔难堪