"cinder" in Chinese (Traditional)
煤渣灰燼
Definition
一小塊部分燃燒過但未完全燃盡的煤或木頭,通常在火災後發現,可能仍然很燙,看起來黑色且脆弱。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
多用於文學或描述性語境,日常生活中不常見。常見於固定用語如 'cold cinders',或童話裡(例如灰姑娘 'Cinderella' 名字的由來)。不要和 'ash' 混淆,'ash' 為完全燃盡的細灰。
Examples
There are still some cinders left in the fireplace.
壁爐裡還有一些**煤渣**。
A cinder rolled out and burned the carpet.
一塊**煤渣**滾出來把地毯燒了。
After the fire, the ground was covered in cinders.
火災後,地面上覆蓋著**灰燼**。
Watch out, that cinder is still hot!
小心,那塊**煤渣**還很燙!
He tossed a cinder out the window to avoid a fire.
他把一塊**煤渣**扔出窗外,以防起火。
The old train's wheels spat cinders along the tracks.
老火車的輪子沿著鐵軌噴出**煤渣**。