coals是什么意思_英语组词翻译_例句及用法释义-英语词典

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coals

释义

coals

BrE /kəʊlz/
NAmE /koʊlz/

●(carry/take) coals to ˈNewcastle

(BrE)

(supply) sth that there is already a lot of 多此一举；徒劳无功；白费力气

◆Exporting wine to France would be like taking coals to Newcastle.
向法国出口葡萄酒是多此一举。

NOTE Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in the north of England, was once an important coal-mining centre. 英格兰北部泰恩河畔的纽卡斯尔曾是重要的产煤中心。

●haul sb over the ˈcoals

(BrE)

(NAmE rake sb over the ˈcoals)

(informal)

criticize sb very strongly for sth they have done 严厉训斥（或斥责）某人

◆I was hauled over the coals for being late.我迟到了，被狠狠地训了一顿。

ORIGIN This was once a form of torture (= an act of causing somebody severe pain as a punishment or to make them say something) in which a person was pulled over hot or burning pieces of coal. 这原是一种刑讯方式，受罚者被拖到滚烫或燃烧的煤块上。

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