ember

英 [ˈembə(r)]

美 [ˈembər]

n.  余火未尽的木块(或煤块)

复数：embers　

BNC.16326 / COCA.14931

牛津词典

noun

• 余火未尽的木块（或煤块）
  a piece of wood or coal that is not burning but is still red and hot after a fire has died

柯林斯词典

• 余火;余烬
  Theembersof a fire are small pieces of wood or coal that remain and glow with heat after the fire has finished burning.

英英释义

noun

• a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
  Synonym:coal

双语例句

• STEVE EMBER: The official poverty rate for all Americans last year was a little more than fourteen percent.
  去年全美官方贫困率是百分之十四多一点。
• And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, People in America.
  我是沙莉-格林菲斯，还有我是美国之音慢速英语人在美国节目的史蒂夫-安博。
• Steve Ember joins us with the latest information.
  以下由史蒂夫安博为我们播报最新的消息。
• STEVE EMBER: Andrew Burns is an economist at the World Bank in Washington, D.C.
  史蒂夫·恩伯：安德鲁·伯恩斯是华盛顿特区世界银行的一位经济学家。
• STEVE EMBER: Shared cars are seen as an environmentally friendly way to use cars without owning one.
  史蒂夫·恩伯：汽车共享业务被看作是一种环境友好方式，因为它使用汽车而不拥有汽车。
• STEVE EMBER: Fifty years ago, life for women in the United States was very different from today.
  五十年前，美国女性的生活与现在截然不同。
• STEVE EMBER: For example, the population of one big cat has been falling in recent years.
  例如，一种大的猫科动物的数量最近几年一直在减少。
• The devil gave him a single ember to light his way through the frigid darkness.
  魔鬼送他一块余火未尽的木头，给他照明，穿过凛冽的黑暗。
• STEVE EMBER: "The Feminine Mystique" was a huge success.
  “女性的奥秘”取得了巨大的成功。
• STEVE EMBER: Experts say the wireless telephone has changed lives and businesses more than any other device.
  史蒂夫·恩伯：专家称无线电话比任何设备都更有力地改变了人们的生活方式和商业运作方式。