Word · Frequency #2896
newcastle
纽卡斯尔；英国英格兰东北部港市
Newcastle: a port city in northeastern England, on the River Tyne; historically a center for coal exports (as in the expression 'carry coals to Newcastle', meaning to do something unnecessary).
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a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression `carry coals to Newcastle' meaning to do something unnecessary)
英格兰东北部泰恩河畔港口城市,煤炭出口中心,由此产生习语“往纽卡斯尔运煤”,意为做不必要的事。
英格兰东北部泰恩河畔港口城市,煤炭出口中心,由此产生习语“往纽卡斯尔运煤”,意为做不必要的事。；纽卡斯尔(英国港市)
In use
We spent our summer holiday in Newcastle, a lively city in the northeast of England.
Newcastle is famous for its bridges over the River Tyne.
My sister studies medicine at the university in Newcastle.
go to Newcastle
表示前往该城市。
We plan to go to Newcastle next week.
我们计划下周去纽卡斯尔。
carry coals to Newcastle
习语，指做多余无用的事。
Adding more sugar to the cake is like carrying coals to Newcastle.
在蛋糕里再加糖就像是往纽卡斯尔运煤，多此一举。
Common mistakes
He is from New Castle.
Connections
Collocations
- Newcastle United
- 纽卡斯尔联队
- Newcastle United won the match last night.纽卡斯尔联队昨晚赢了比赛。
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 泰恩河畔纽卡斯尔
- I was born in Newcastle upon Tyne.我出生在泰恩河畔纽卡斯尔。
- carry coals to Newcastle
- 做徒劳无益的事
- Bringing your own sand to the beach is like carrying coals to Newcastle.自带沙子去海滩就像做徒劳无益的事。
- Newcastle Brown Ale
- 纽卡斯尔布朗啤酒
- He ordered a pint of Newcastle Brown Ale.他点了一品脱纽卡斯尔布朗啤酒。
- Newcastle Airport
- 纽卡斯尔机场
- We flew into Newcastle Airport this morning.我们今早飞抵纽卡斯尔机场。
- University of Newcastle
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住成语‘运煤到纽卡斯尔’（多此一举），这座英国港口城市以煤炭出口闻名。
Context & Register
地理
Grammar Note
专有名词，通常不带冠词
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the /æsəl/ ending (castle also matches the /kæsəl/ of Newcastle). Be careful: 'parcel' (/ˈpɑːrsəl/) and 'vessel' (/ˈvɛsəl/) look similar but have different vowels and do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.