coal
US
UK coal n: (for fire)
SC 煤 méi
TC 煤
TC 煤
SC 煤块 méi，méi kuài
Locomotives used to be powered by coal.
火车头过去是靠烧煤来驱动的。
coals npl: (after fire)
SC （燃烧中的）煤块
Samuel poured water over the coals before going to sleep in his tent.
塞缪尔在进帐篷睡觉前，用水将煤块浇灭。
coal mine, coalmine n: (pit where coal is extracted)
SC 煤矿 méi kuàng
TC 煤礦
TC 煤礦
My uncle used to work in a coal mine.
coal miner n: ([sb] employed to dig for coal)
SC 煤矿矿工 méi kuàng kuàng gōng
TC 煤礦礦工
TC 煤礦礦工
Coal miners once carried caged canaries with them down into the mines, to give them warning of the deadly methane gas.
coal mining n: (industry: digging for coal)
SC 采煤业 cǎi méi yè
TC 煤礦業
TC 煤礦業
SC 煤矿开采 cǎi méi yè，méi kuàng kāi cǎi
When weighing the cost of burning coal, one should consider not only the impact of burning coal but also the impact of coal mining on the environment, local communities and the miners themselves.
coal plant n: (power station: burns coal)
SC 燃煤发电厂
coal tar n: (black liquid used as dye)
SC 煤焦油
coal tit n: (bird: Parus ater)
SC 煤山雀
coal-fired adj: (fuelled by coal)
SC 烧煤的 shāo méi de
TC 燒煤的
TC 燒煤的
If we are to find a solution to global warming, we must find an alternative to coal-fired power stations.
coking coal n: (fuel used for stoves)
SC 炼焦煤
creosote, coal-tar creosote n: (tar for treating wood) (木材防腐油)
SC 杂酚油, 木馏油
The dark creosote was all over our hands after we handled the wood.
hard coal: (a mineral coal)
SC 无烟煤 wú yān méi
TC 無煙囪
TC 無煙囪
scuttle, coal scuttle n: (bucket for coal)
SC 煤桶 méi tǒng
SC 煤斗 méi tǒng，méi dǒu
SC 煤箱 méi tǒng，méi xiāng
A scuttle full of coal sat next to the stove.