| 词汇 | coal-dust |
| 释义 | BETA coal dustcollocation in Englishmeanings of coaland dustThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. coal noun[ C or U ] uk /kəʊl/ us /koʊl/ a hard, black substance that is dug from the earth in pieces, and can be burned to produce heat or power, or a single piece ... See more at coal dust noun[ U ] uk /dʌst/ us /dʌst/ dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of soil, sand, or ... See more at dust Examples of coal dustcoal dust Here she loaded 9200 tonnes of coal, amidst clouds of coaldust that penetrated everywhere, leaving a black film over every surface. The heaviness of the coaldust drags down the mind of the collier, just as its material filth disposes his mind to like things in the moral sphere. I am sure that after the debate is finished it will take at least two hours for the coaldust to settle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That doctor was writing—a few years ago—about coaldust, and the research that was done on opencast mining. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For 200 years we have lived with the devastation that coaldust can cause in a community. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Permit conditions for coal handling usually require that a wheel washing machine, costing around £40,000, be installed to remove coaldust. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For instance, it delayed the suppression of coaldust in mines for almost a generation, at goodness knows what expense in human lives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Pneumoconiosis is the disease caused in miners by coaldust, and which used to be known as silicosis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But the coaldust and the lorry that shakes the small house are different problems. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hold in my hand a little sample bottle of a liquid now used in the fight against coaldust underground. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall demonstrate that coaldust put into a tumbler containing ordinary water can be seen to cake on the top. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was coaldust in huge quantities which was never removed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For instance, for years the miners were kept in ignorance of the lethal properties of coaldust. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that it is similar to the problems that mineworkers suffer when coaldust gets into their lungs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many people contracted debilitating lung disease from their exposure to coaldust, and many died slow and agonising deaths. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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