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