grill/cook sth over charcoal
over charcoal 表示以木炭为热源来烧烤食物。
They grilled the fish over charcoal.
他们用木炭烤鱼。
木炭
charcoals — plural of charcoal
炭笔；木炭画；炭灰色；通过木材或其他有机物的破坏性蒸馏获得的不纯碳,即在无氧条件下加热。；通过在无空气条件下加热木材或其他有机物质获得的含碳材料
a black carbon material made by heating wood or other organic matter without air
通过木材或其他有机物的破坏性蒸馏获得的不纯碳,即在无氧条件下加热。
impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, that is, heating it in the absence of oxygen.
通过在无空气条件下加热木材或其他有机物质获得的含碳材料
a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
用于绘画的黑色碳棒。
A stick of black carbon material used for drawing.
用于绘画的黑色碳棒
a stick of black carbon material used for drawing
用木炭画的画。
A drawing made with charcoal.
非常深的灰色
a very dark grey color
非常深的灰色。
A very dark gray colour.
We used charcoal to grill the chicken in the backyard.
我们在后院用木炭烤了鸡肉。
用法提示：charcoal 作不可数名词，指烧烤用的木炭燃料。
The artist sketched a portrait with a stick of charcoal.
那位艺术家用一根炭笔勾勒了一幅肖像。
用法提示：charcoal 在此指绘画用的炭笔，作不可数名词。
After the fire, only black charcoal remained in the pit.
火灭之后，坑里只剩下黑色的木炭。
用法提示：charcoal 作不可数名词，指燃烧后剩下的黑色炭块。
over charcoal 表示以木炭为热源来烧烤食物。
They grilled the fish over charcoal.
他们用木炭烤鱼。
charcoal 指炭笔，with 引出所用的绘画工具。
He drew the harbour with charcoal.
他用炭笔画了那个港口。
charcoal 放在名词前作定语，说明作品是用炭笔画的。
She showed us a charcoal sketch of the old town.
她给我们看了一幅老城区的炭笔画。
charcoal 与 grey 连用，表示很深的灰色。
He wore a charcoal grey coat.
他穿着一件深灰色的外套。
grammar · medium
易错句子We need a charcoal to start the barbecue.
正确表达We need some charcoal to start the barbecue.
charcoal 表示“木炭”这种燃料物质时是不可数名词，不能直接加 a/an 当作可数名词。要表达“一块木炭”需说 a piece of charcoal，表示不确定的量则用 some charcoal，所以此处应把 a 改成 some。
grammar · medium
易错句子She sketched the model in coal.
正确表达She sketched the model in charcoal.
在“绘画媒材”这一语境中，用作素描的黑色炭条是 charcoal；coal 指“煤”，是工业燃料，不能指绘画用炭。两者中文都含“炭/煤”，容易混淆，应根据“画画用的炭笔”这一意思选 charcoal。
活性炭
Activated charcoal is used to filter impurities from water.
活性炭用于过滤水中的杂质。
炭火烤炉
We cooked the steaks on a charcoal grill.
我们用炭火烤炉烤牛排。
木炭画
The museum displays several charcoal drawings by the artist.
博物馆展出了这位艺术家的几幅木炭画。
炭灰色
She wore a charcoal grey suit to the interview.
她穿着炭灰色西装去面试。
木炭块；机制炭
Add a few charcoal briquettes to keep the fire going.
加几块木炭以保持火势。
点燃木炭
It takes a while to light the charcoal for the barbecue.
为烧烤点燃木炭需要一段时间。
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