n.
- 煤[U]
- （燃燒中的）煤塊[C]
- 木炭[U]
vt.
- 給……加煤
- 把……燒成炭
vi.
- 上煤，加煤
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The ship called at Boston to
coal.
船停靠在波士頓上煤。
片語
call/haul over the coals
- 責罵
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Her boss
hauled her
over the coals for being late for work.
由於上班遲到，她老板狠狠地責備了她。
carry/send/take coals to Newcastle
- 多此一舉
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It would be like
carrying coals to Newcastle if another post office opened in the neighborhood; there are already three now.
如果在此附近再開一家郵局，簡直是多此一舉。現在已經有三家了。
heap coals of fire on sb.'s head
- 以德報怨使某人深感慚愧
衍生
辨析
n.
a combustible black rock consisting mainly of carbonized plant matter and used as fuel.
▸Brit. a piece of coal.
v.
provide with or extract coal.
Phrase
- coals to Newcastle
something supplied to a place where it is already plentiful. - haul
(also N. Amer. rake)
someone over the coals
reprimand someone severely.
Derivative
Etymology
OE col (in the senses ‘glowing ember’ and ‘charred remnant’), of Gmc origin.
