chimney
chimney 英 [ˈtʃɪmni] 美 [ˈtʃɪmni]
n. 烟囱
名词复数:chimneys
- A chimney is the long, vertical, tunnel-like opening above a fireplace that provides a safe pathway for smoke — and the occasional Santa. It is also the name of the curvy glass flue in a hurricane lamp.
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- n. 烟囱
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1. The chimney of my house is smoking.
我们家的烟囱正在排烟。
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2. Smoke is curling up from the kitchen chimney.
炊烟从厨房的烟囱中冉冉升起。
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3. There is a bird fluttering about inside the chimney, how can we get it out?
烟囱里有一只鸟在扑打着，我们如何才能把它取出来?
- chimney (n.) late 13c., "furnace;" late 14c., "smoke vent of a fireplace, vertical structure raised above a house for smoke to escape to the open air;" from Old French cheminee "fireplace; room with a fireplace; hearth; chimney stack" (12c., Modern French cheminée), from Medieval Latin caminata "a fireplace," from Late Latin (camera) caminata "fireplace; room with a fireplace," from Latin caminatus, adjective of caminus "furnace, forge; hearth, oven; flue," from Greek kaminos "furnace, oven, brick kiln," which is of uncertain origin.
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