a black substance made by burning wood slowly in an oven with little air. Charcoal is used as a fuel or for drawing. 炭，木炭（可作燃料或供作画） charcoal-grilled steaks 用木炭烤制的牛排 a charcoal drawing 炭笔画
Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of charcoal- lump
- piece
- make
- produce
- burn
- …
- pencil
- stick
- drawing
- …
- (also charcoal grey)
a very dark grey colour 深灰色 More Like This Colour compoundsColour compounds
Word Originlate Middle English: probably related to coal in the early sense ‘charcoal’.