fireplace

英 [ˈfaɪəpleɪs]

美 [ˈfaɪərpleɪs]

n.  壁炉

复数：fireplaces　

高考CET6考研TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.6692 / COCA.5530

牛津词典

noun

• 壁炉
  an open space for a fire in the wall of a room

柯林斯词典

• 壁炉;火炉
  In a room, thefireplaceis the place where a fire can be lit and the area on the wall and floor surrounding this place.

英英释义

noun

• an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
  1. the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it
  2. he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it
  3. the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires
  Synonym:hearthopen fireplace

双语例句

• Edy had a large portrait of a nude over his fireplace which he could always rely on to be a conversation piece with anybody who came to visit him.
  埃迪在壁炉上方挂着一幅巨大的裸体画，他可以指望同任何来拜访他的人就它作为话题。
• "I fell in love with the house because of the fireplace," says Suzanna.
  “我因为房子的壁炉爱上了它，”苏珊娜说。
• She was standing too close to the fireplace and her dress caught fire.
  她站的离壁炉太近，衣服烧着了。
• He found a hole near the fireplace that I had not seen.
  他在壁炉旁边发现了一个我没有注意到的洞穴。
• How can I eliminate the odor in my wood-burning fireplace?
  我该如何消除燃木壁炉中的气味？
• I was forever dragging him away from the fireplace.
  我老是要把他从壁炉边拉开。
• Love is the candle in the dark and the fireplace in the cold.
  爱是蜡烛暗中和感冒的壁炉。
• The sparks from the fireplace charred the carpet.
  壁炉里溅出的火星烧焦了地毯。
• Books and a fireplace lent a feeling of warmth to the room.
  书和房内的火炉给人一种温暖的感觉。
• I saw a beautiful old fireplace in the antique shop today.
  我今天在古董店看到了一只漂亮的老式火炉。