Cinder



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 余烬, 矿渣
• ［英］ n. 余烬, 矿渣 ( slag from the reduction of metallic ores)
• ［同］ adj. cindery

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English sinder, from Old English; akin to Old High German sintar dross, slag, Serbian & Croatian sedra calcium carbonate
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. the slag from a metal furnace ; dross
• 2.
  • a. plural ashes
  • b. a fragment of ash
• 3.
  • a. a partly burned combustible in which fire is extinct
  • b. a hot coal without flame
  • c. a partly burned coal capable of further burning without flame
• 4. a fragment of lava from an erupting volcano
• ? cindery adjective

记忆

Cinderella 天天扫煤渣，很可怜啊

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