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词汇 soot
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Definition of soot in English:

soot

noun sʊtsʊt
mass noun
  • A deep black powdery or flaky substance consisting largely of amorphous carbon, produced by the incomplete burning of organic matter.

    煤烟,烟灰

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Because it is a lot cheaper to reduce soot emissions than to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
    • What impact, if any, does soot and black carbon from fires have on the glaciers of Kilimanjaro?
    • Besides diamonds, other forms of carbon found in nature include charcoal, coal, and soot.
    • The ring had black soot on it, but one thing was clear, and that was a glistening amethyst crystal in the center.
    • It is caused by tiny airborne particles of soot, ash and sulphur dioxide reflecting back the heat of the sun.
    • Most candles contain paraffin, a petroleum-based wax that produces black soot when burned.
    • Diesel particulate matter consists of soot mixed with anything from volatile organic compounds to sulphur and nitrous oxides.
    • None of these vessels was apparently used over fire, as they lack soot marks and charred organic remains.
    • The major pollutant in the area is particulates - tiny particles of dust or soot which get lodged in people's lungs and can damage health.
    • Their hairs are a bit singed and their faces are black from soot.
    • The gas supply to my apartment block has been cut off, and the tap water is black with soot and dirt, but otherwise everything is normal.
    • We were constantly faced with black soot falling on the grass, on our houses.
    • Particulate matter, or soot, is produced by coal-fired power plants and diesel engines.
    • It is made from pollution and particles from cars, industry, and ash and soot from the burning of forests and from the wood used for cooking.
    • The residue of soot and ashes left from the fireplace is apparent on the surface.
    • But equipment operators still face the problems of determining what is behind the layer of black char and soot on the stem.
    • The petroleum soot is not formed by solid-phase charring of fuel but is produced by recombination and coagulation of aromatic molecules in the gas phase.
    • If the wine smelt of soot, hot tarmac or burnt rubber, you knew it was a South African.
    • Very low particulate, soot, and volatile organic emissions are released when it is burned.
    • Black was carbon, obtained from soot or charcoal, which had to be mixed with size to make it compatible with the fresco technique.
verb sʊtsʊt
[with object]
  • Cover or clog (something) with soot.

    用煤烟覆盖(或阻塞)

    you have previously sooted the underside of their plate by holding it over a candle
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The tremendous heat has consumed all vegetation, destabilized ground areas, sooted the work environment and caused burned trees to become unsafe.

Phrases

  • (as) black as soot

    • Intensely black.

      非常黑

      the clouds as black as soot
      Example sentencesExamples
      • And I never would have believed it a military unit, even one from the North, cause every face I saw was as black as soot.
      • Sato entered the now dark lab in search of Cornelius who was as black as soot.
      • He pulled back his hood with a hand as black as soot.
      • The skin was black as soot, and smooth as if not really skin at all.
      • The next day dawned overcast and louring, the clouds as black as soot.

Origin

Old English sōt, of Germanic origin; related to German dialect Sott, from an Indo-European root shared by the verb sit.

Rhymes

afoot, clubfoot, foot, hotfoot, kaput, put, splay-foot, underfoot, wrong-foot, Yakut

Definition of soot in US English:

soot

nounsʊtso͝ot
  • A black powdery or flaky substance consisting largely of amorphous carbon, produced by the incomplete burning of organic matter.

    煤烟,烟灰

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But equipment operators still face the problems of determining what is behind the layer of black char and soot on the stem.
    • The petroleum soot is not formed by solid-phase charring of fuel but is produced by recombination and coagulation of aromatic molecules in the gas phase.
    • Black was carbon, obtained from soot or charcoal, which had to be mixed with size to make it compatible with the fresco technique.
    • If the wine smelt of soot, hot tarmac or burnt rubber, you knew it was a South African.
    • Diesel particulate matter consists of soot mixed with anything from volatile organic compounds to sulphur and nitrous oxides.
    • The ring had black soot on it, but one thing was clear, and that was a glistening amethyst crystal in the center.
    • Very low particulate, soot, and volatile organic emissions are released when it is burned.
    • It is caused by tiny airborne particles of soot, ash and sulphur dioxide reflecting back the heat of the sun.
    • The residue of soot and ashes left from the fireplace is apparent on the surface.
    • Besides diamonds, other forms of carbon found in nature include charcoal, coal, and soot.
    • None of these vessels was apparently used over fire, as they lack soot marks and charred organic remains.
    • We were constantly faced with black soot falling on the grass, on our houses.
    • The major pollutant in the area is particulates - tiny particles of dust or soot which get lodged in people's lungs and can damage health.
    • Most candles contain paraffin, a petroleum-based wax that produces black soot when burned.
    • It is made from pollution and particles from cars, industry, and ash and soot from the burning of forests and from the wood used for cooking.
    • Their hairs are a bit singed and their faces are black from soot.
    • The gas supply to my apartment block has been cut off, and the tap water is black with soot and dirt, but otherwise everything is normal.
    • Because it is a lot cheaper to reduce soot emissions than to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
    • What impact, if any, does soot and black carbon from fires have on the glaciers of Kilimanjaro?
    • Particulate matter, or soot, is produced by coal-fired power plants and diesel engines.
verbsʊtso͝ot
[with object]
  • Cover or clog (something) with soot.

    用煤烟覆盖(或阻塞)

    you have previously sooted the underside of their plate by holding it over a candle
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The tremendous heat has consumed all vegetation, destabilized ground areas, sooted the work environment and caused burned trees to become unsafe.

Phrases

  • (as) black as soot

    • Intensely black.

      非常黑

      the clouds as black as soot
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He pulled back his hood with a hand as black as soot.
      • The next day dawned overcast and louring, the clouds as black as soot.
      • The skin was black as soot, and smooth as if not really skin at all.
      • And I never would have believed it a military unit, even one from the North, cause every face I saw was as black as soot.
      • Sato entered the now dark lab in search of Cornelius who was as black as soot.

Origin

Old English sōt, of Germanic origin; related to German dialect Sott, from an Indo-European root shared by the verb sit.

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