| 釋義 |
chimney /'tjimm; Ujxmni/ n 1 structure through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building. 煙囪; 煙筒。 ' ~- breast n projecting wall in a room that contains the ~ . 煙囪凸肚墻 (室內(nèi)凸出的辭,里面有煙肉) 。 ' ~ corner, seat in an old-fashioned fireplace. 舊式壁爐邊的座位。 '~piece n = mantel. '~pot n pipe (eartnenware or metal) fitted to the top of a ~. (陶制或金屬制的) 煙囪頂管。 '~-stack n group of ~ tops. (包括數(shù)個(gè)煙道的) 總煙囪。 '~sweep (er) n man who sweeps soot from ~s. 掃煙囪的人。 2 glass tube that protects the flame of an oillamp from draughts. 、 (油燈用以遮風(fēng)的) 玻璃燈罩。 3 (mountaineering) narrow cleft or opening by which a cliff face may be climbed. (爬山術(shù)) 懸陸表面可供爬山者攀登之窄狹的裂縫或缺口。 → the illus at mountain. 參看 mountain 之插圖。 |