cinder

'sindә

GRE

n. a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire

n. 煤渣, 灰烬
[化] 炉渣; 熔渣; 煤渣; 矿渣; 粗灰

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cinder 的词根是 cind，表示“灰烬”。这个词源于拉丁语 cinis，指火烧后剩下的物质，通常与火和燃烧有关。

例句

1. The campfire burned down to cinders by morning.

到早上，篝火已经烧成了灰烬。

2. She picked up a cinder and tossed it back into the fire.

她捡起一块灰烬，把它扔回火堆里。

3. After the fire, only cinders were left where the house once stood.

大火过后，曾经房屋所在的地方只剩下灰烬。