| 英语单词 | hearth |
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| 英美音标 | 英 [hɑːθ] 美 [hɑːrθ] |
| 中文释义 | n.炉床;灶台;炉边 |
| 英语例句 | (1) He hulked up from his chair by the hearth. (2) A pile of lots was set beside the hearth. (3) He approached and seated himself near the hearth. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他从火炉边的椅子里懒洋洋地站起来。 (2) 炉边有一堆木柴。 (3) 他走去坐在炉边. |
| vocabulary简明 | If you are warming yourself by the fireplace, you are sitting by the hearth. The noun hearth refers to a fireplace and the area around it. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Hearth refers specifically to the paved floor of a fireplace, which may extend out into a room. Hearths are associated with home and family because the hearth was historically the main source of heat in the home, as well as where the cooking was done. As a result, family members often gathered together around the hearth. The importance of the hearth has made it symbolic of the home, as in the phrase "hearth and home." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]壁炉地面;壁炉炉床 The hearth is the floor of a fireplace, which sometimes extends into the room.
2 [PHRASE 短语]温暖舒适的家庭生活 A person's home and family life can be referred to as their hearth and home . [LITERARY 文]
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