coal/kol; kəʊl/n 1 [U] a hard black substance that you can burn to provide heat 煤: Put some coal on the fire. 往火里添点煤。a lump of coal 一块煤a coal fire 煤火2 coals [plural 复数] burning pieces of coal 燃烧着的煤块3 haul/rake sb over the coals to speak angrily to someone who has done something wrong 责备某人﹐申斥某人
coalcoalcoalsnoun (no plural)a hard black substance that comes from under the ground and gives out heat when you burn it: Put some more coal on the fire.