258. Embers - CAE Vocabulary - Ember / Embers

Ember (Embers ) : (장작·숯이 타다 남은) 잉걸불, 불씨, (과거의 감정/생각/기억에 대한, 다시금  감정/생각/기억에 불을 지필수 있는) 불씨 

 

We usually use it in the plural, but it is a countable noun

When you have a fire with wood or coal or something like that and flames disappear, but it continue to burn , it's red these are the embers

the embers of dying fire

there are just ashes but if you scrape around in the ashes you might find one or two embers

little glowing pieces

a small piece of glowing wood or coal in a dying fire

a piece of wood, coal, charcoal that is still smodering

 

you can use it metaphorically

to talk about the remains of a past emotion

He was no longer as jealous as he used to be, however there still remained embers of his jealousy

The relationship broke up but there were still ambers of love in his heart

to talke about the dying bits, the bits that are left of something a slowly dying or fading emotion/memory/idea/response

If you take these embers, these of fire and blow on them, you can bring the fire back to life

the embers of memories instilled in his heart

something that continues going it's the final remains of something

the embers of feeling for her

the embers could be fanned into an open conflict

the embers of resentment can be fanned quite easily

 

 

Formality : 5

 

 

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