a small piece of ash or partly burnt coal, wood, etc. that is no longer burning but may still be hot 灰烬；余烬 The logs had turned into blackened cinders. 木头已经变成了黑色的灰烬。 a cinder track (= a track for runners made with finely crushed cinders) 用细煤渣铺成的跑道 a fireplace full of glowing red cinders 堆满火红煤渣的壁炉
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- glowing
- hot
- red
- …
- path
- track
- burned to a cinder
Word OriginOld English sinder ‘slag’, of Germanic origin; related to German Sinter. The similar but unconnected French cendre (from Latin cinis ‘ashes’) has influenced both the sense development and the spelling.
Idioms
burn (something) to a cinder/crisp
to become completely burnt, especially because it has been cooked for too long 把某物烧焦（或烧煳） By the time I got home, the cake was burnt to a cinder. 等我回到家，蛋糕已经烤成炭了。
Extra ExamplesThe tower was struck by lightning and was burned to a cinder. 那座塔被闪电击中，烧成了灰烬。 I like my steak burnt to a cinder on the outside and blood red and juicy inside. 我喜欢外面烧得很焦， 面血红多汁的牛排。