a cal
cal 是可数名词,单数形式表示“一块黑钨矿”,前可用 a/an。
A cal was found buried in the riverbed.
河床里发现了一块黑钨矿。
黑钨矿
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黑钨矿
Wolfram, an ore of tungsten.
A cal was found buried in the riverbed.
河床里发现了一块黑钨矿。
氢氧化钙(熟石灰)
Calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
The old map marks several places where cal was found a century ago.
这张旧地图标出了一百年前发现黑钨矿的几个地方。
After the rain, the children found a shiny piece of cal by the stream.
雨后,孩子们在小溪边捡到一块闪亮的黑钨矿。
Some farmers in the region sell cal to collectors who study minerals.
该地区的一些农民向研究矿物的收藏家出售黑钨矿。
cal 是可数名词,单数形式表示“一块黑钨矿”,前可用 a/an。
A cal was found buried in the riverbed.
河床里发现了一块黑钨矿。
cal 的复数是 cals;several 等数量限定词后须接复数形式。
The mineralogist collected several cals from the cave.
矿物学家从洞穴中收集了几块黑钨矿。
Not this
There are two cal in the sample.
Use this
There are two cals in the sample.
黑钨矿(cal)是可数名词,复数形式为 cals。汉语名词没有复数变化,学习者常漏加 -s。这里表示样品中有两个个体,须用复数 cals。
Not this
The mineral call is used to extract tungsten.
Use this
The mineral cal is used to extract tungsten.
call(打电话,呼叫)与 cal(黑钨矿)拼写和发音都不同。学习者易受发音影响误写为 call。注意 cal 只有一个 l,词义也完全不同。
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Use Cal naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 cal 看成 coal(煤)少了个 o:煤和黑钨矿都是黑色矿石,记住 cal 就是黑钨矿。
语域:formal 常见场景:mineralogy、geology、mining 该词是正式的矿物学术语,通常用于地质学、采矿或化学等领域,日常英语中比较少见。
与 cal /kæl/ 押韵的词:pal /pæl/、gal /ɡæl/、shall /ʃæl/(重读时)。注意拼写相似的 call /kɔːl/、calm /kɑːm/、calf /kæf/(英音 /kɑːf/)发音不同:call 是长元音 /ɔː/;calm 和 calf 的 l 不发音。
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