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"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**。