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

• 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: Using a cell phone gives a person more power.
  史蒂夫·恩伯：使用手机使一个人具有了更多的能力。
• 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。
• 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。
• STEVE EMBER: Autumn in Washington is our subject this week.
  本期节目的主题就是华盛顿的秋天。
• STEVE EMBER: Understanding soap-making also requires a short chemistry and history lesson.
  要明白肥皂制造工艺还得具有一定的化学和历史知识。
• STEVE EMBER: The difficulty of traveling through the Appalachian Mountains had kept many people from going west.
  史蒂夫·恩伯：由于穿越阿巴拉契亚山脉困难重重，这就阻碍了人们西进的步伐。
• STEVE EMBER: In the Senate, Ted Kennedy wrote hundreds of bills and supported thousands of others.
  在参议院里面，特德·肯尼迪撰写了成百上千条议案，支持了成千上万个人。
• STEVE EMBER: Low technology is also important in developing countries.
  史蒂夫·恩伯：在发展中国家，低端技术也很重要。
• 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。