coal
noun[CorU]
uk/kəʊl/us/koʊl/C1
a hard,blacksubstancethat isdugfrom theearthinpieces, and can beburnedtoproduceheatorpower, or asinglepieceof this:
煤How much coal wasminedhere?这里出了多少煤?
aburning/redhotcoal燃烧的/灼热的煤块
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- Wood and coal are bothcombustiblesubstances.
- The coalfirehaddiscolouredthepaintwork.
- Manyminershavesufferedfrom theeffectsof coaldustintheirlungs.
- Wood, coal,oil,petrolandgasare all differentkindsoffuel.
- Weorderedahundredweightof coal.
Engineering - mining & quarrying
- anti-mine
- banksman
- biomining
- coal miner
- coal mining
- coalface
- coalfield
- excavator
- extract
- extractive
- mineral
- oilfield
- oilman
- OPEC
- petrodollar
- pithead
- prospect
- rig
- shaft
- strip mining
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Idioms
carry/take coals to Newcastle
haul/dragsomeoneover the coals