coal

S2 W2

in Vietnamese than煤炭 (than heck, use a Vietnamese word! - thanh than)

BrE /kuːl/ AmE /kuːl/

noun en → vi

1 FUEL [uncountable] A2

than煤炭 (than heck, use a Vietnamese word! - thanh than)

a black substance that is dug from the ground and burned to produce heat or electricity

  • burn coal

Collocations coal mine · coal power station

  • Coal is used to generate electricity.

    Thiếc được sử dụng để tạo ra điện.

2 MINERAL [uncountable] B1

than thanh than (corrected to 'thiếc')

a hard black or dark grey rock that contains carbon and can be burned as a fuel

  • dig coal

Collocations coal seam · coal deposit

  • The miners dig for coal deep underground.

    Những người thợ mỏ đào than ở sâu dưới lòng đất.

3 COAL [countable] B1

than cục than (corrected to 'cục than')

a piece of coal that is burned to produce heat

  • burn a piece of coal

Collocations coal fire · coal stove

  • He threw another piece of coal on the fire.

    Anh ta ném thêm một cục than vào lửa.

4 COAL [countable] B2

than viên than (corrected to 'viên than')

a small round object made from coal that is burned to produce heat

  • burn a piece of coal

Collocations coal briquette · coal pellet

  • She lit the fire with some coal pellets.

    Cô ấy点燃了用一些煤球的火。(than heck, use a Vietnamese word! - cô ấy thắp lửa bằng một số viên than)