A chimney is a pipe or structure, typically on the roof of a building, through which smoke or steam is carried upwards. It can also refer to a narrow opening in rocks that can be climbed. In a figurative sense, smoking a lot can be humorously described as "smoking like a chimney".
A chimney is a pipe or structure, typically on the roof of a building, through which smoke or steam is carried upwards. It can also refer to a narrow opening in rocks that can be climbed. In a figurative sense, smoking a lot can be humorously described as "smoking like a chimney".
[N-COUNT 可数名词]烟囱 A chimney is a pipe through which smoke goes up into the air, usually through the roof of a building.
This gas fire doesn't need a chimney.
这种煤气取暖器不需要烟囱。
Oxford
chim·ney/ˈtʃɪmni; NAmEˈtʃɪmni/noun1a structure through which smoke or steam is carried up away from a fire, etc. and through the roof of a building; the part of this that is above the roof 烟囱；烟道；（屋顶上的）烟囱管◆He threw a bit of paper onto the fire and it flew up the chimney.他把一些纸屑扔进火里，纸飘进了烟道。◆the factory chimneys of an industrial landscape工厂烟囱林立的工业区景观2( technical 术语) a narrow opening in an area of rock that a person can climb up （岩石间可供攀登的）狭孔，狭缝chimneychimneyschim·ney/ˈtʃɪmni; NAmEˈtʃɪmni/
LDC
chimneychim‧ney /ˈtʃɪmni/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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1chimney (1)a vertical pipe that allows smoke from a fire to pass out of a building up into the air, or the part of this pipe that is above the roof: We can’t light a fire because the chimney hasn’t been swept.2a tall vertical structure containing a chimney → smokestack: a factory chimney3technical a narrow opening in tall rocks or cliffs that you can climb up4 smoke like a chimney if someone smokes like a chimney, they smoke a lot of cigarettes or tobacco – used humorously
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