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cinder

UK //ˈsɪndə//US //ˈsɪndər//

词源

源自古英语 'sinder'(金属渣滓),与德语 'Sinter'(矿渣)同源,原始印欧语词根 *sendhro- 意为“烧焦的残留物”。

noun

❶ 指燃烧后残留的小块灰烬或未完全燃烧的煤渣,通常呈现黑色或多孔状,常见于篝火或炉灶中。

“She brushed the cinders from the fireplace into a metal bucket.”

(她把壁炉里的煤渣扫进金属桶中。)

“The campfire was reduced to glowing cinders by morning.”

(篝火到早晨时已烧成发红的余烬。)

同义词:ash, ember, clinker, slag, soot

常见短语

cinder block — 一种用煤渣和水泥制成的灰色建筑砖块,重量轻且多孔,常用于建造墙体。

“The garage was built with cinder blocks to save costs.”

(车库用煤渣砖建造以节省成本。)

burn to a cinder — 形容某物被完全烧毁,仅剩焦黑残渣的状态,常用于夸张表达过度烹饪或火灾后果。

“I forgot the toast and it burned to a cinder.”

(我忘了烤面包片,结果它被烤得焦黑。)