"coals to newcastle" 怎么发音
expression
KOHLZ tuh noo-KA-suhl
KUHLZ tuh NYOO-KAH-suhl
释义
An idiom meaning to do something pointless or unnecessary because it is already well supplied, like bringing coal to a place famous for coal.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈkoʊɫz/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈnuˌkæsəɫ
英式英语
kˈəʊlz/ /tˈuː/ /ˈnjuːˌkɑːsl̩
简化发音
美式
KOHLZ tuh noo-KA-suhl
英式
KUHLZ tuh NYOO-KAH-suhl
语境中听
Bringing coals to Newcastle means doing something pointless.
Giving bread to a bakery is like sending coals to Newcastle.
You don’t need to buy more pens; it would be coals to Newcastle.
Trying to sell ice in Antarctica is just coals to Newcastle.