"cinder" in Chinese (Simplified)
煤渣灰烬
Definition
一小块部分燃烧过但未完全燃尽的煤或木头,通常在火灾后发现,可能仍然很烫,看起来黑色而脆弱。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于文学或描述性语境,日常交流中很少使用。常见于固定搭配如 'cold cinders',或童话中(如仙女灰姑娘 'Cinderella' 的名字来源)。不要与 'ash' 混淆,'ash' 指完全烧尽的细灰。
Examples
There are still some cinders left in the fireplace.
壁炉里还有一些**煤渣**。
A cinder rolled out and burned the carpet.
一块**煤渣**滚出来把地毯烧了。
After the fire, the ground was covered in cinders.
火灾后,地面上覆盖着**灰烬**。
Watch out, that cinder is still hot!
小心,那块**煤渣**还很烫!
He tossed a cinder out the window to avoid a fire.
他把一块**煤渣**扔出窗外,以防起火。
The old train's wheels spat cinders along the tracks.
老火车的轮子沿铁轨喷射出**煤渣**。