Word · Frequency #16326
embers
余烬；火炭
embers is the plural of ember.
核心释义
A small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood left after a fire.
- 1.
因热而发光的煤块或木块；炽热的煤。
A piece of coal or wood glowing by heat; a hot coal.
- 2.
燃烧后剩余的火炭或木块
a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
- 3.
阴燃的灰烬。
Smoldering ash.
因热而发光的煤块或木块；炽热的煤。；燃烧后剩余的火炭或木块；阴燃的灰烬。；灰烬；余烬
用法In use
The campfire had burned down to glowing embers by midnight.
用法提示：此处用复数形式'embers'表示燃烧后的余火，作介词宾语。
She poked at the embers, trying to revive the fire.
用法提示：'embers'作宾语，指燃烧后仍发红的炭块。
The last ember flickered and went out, leaving the room in darkness.
用法提示：单数'ember'作主语，强调一个单独的火星。
embers + [verb] (e.g., glow, smolder)
The embers glowed in the dark.
余烬在黑暗中发着微光。
the embers of [noun] (figurative)
The embers of his passion still burned.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- glowing embers
- 发光的余烬
- The glowing embers cast a warm light across the room.发光的余烬在房间里投下温暖的光芒。
- smoldering embers
- 阴燃的余烬
- Smoldering embers in the fireplace kept the cabin warm.壁炉里阴燃的余烬让小屋保持温暖。
- stir the embers
- 拨动余烬
- He stirred the embers to bring the fire back to life.他拨动余烬，想让火重新燃起来。
- dying embers
- 即将熄灭的余烬
- They sat by the dying embers of the bonfire.他们坐在篝火即将熄灭的余烬旁。
- hot embers
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
余烬 ember：篝火将熄时，暗红的木炭仍发光。‘em’像余温，慢慢散进灰里。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：campfire、fireplace、wildfire site 作为普通名词，该词在多数语境中属于中性用语；通常见于书面描写或新闻报道，指燃烧后仍发红或阴燃的炭火块。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用复数形式
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 ember /ˈɛmbɚ/ 押韵的词（重音后的 /ɛmbɚ/ 相同）：member /ˈmɛmbɚ/、remember /rɪˈmɛmbɚ/、December /dɪˈsɛmbɚ/。注意 amber /ˈæmbɚ/、timber /ˈtɪmbɚ/、chamber /ˈtʃeɪmbɚ/ 拼写相近，但元音不同，不押韵。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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