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chimneys
烟囱；烟道
chimneys is the plural of chimney.
A vertical pipe or flue that carries smoke or gases away from a fire or furnace.
- 1.
A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon- or hydrocarbon-based fuels); a flue.
用于排放环境污染气体和固体物质的垂直管道或空心柱(包括但不限于燃烧碳或碳氢化合物燃料的副产品)；烟道
- 2.
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
一种垂直烟道,通过墙壁或屋顶排出火产生的烟雾
- 3.
The glass flue surrounding the flame of an oil lamp.
油灯火焰周围的玻璃罩
- 4.
a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp
围绕油灯灯芯的玻璃烟道
- 5.
A narrow cleft in a rock face; a narrow vertical cave passage.
岩石表面的狭缝；狭窄的垂直洞穴通道
（油灯的）玻璃灯罩；岩缝；狭窄的洞穴通道；用于排放环境污染气体和固体物质的垂直管道或空心柱(包括但不限于燃烧碳或碳氢化合物燃料的副产品)；烟道；一种垂直烟道,通过墙壁或屋顶排出火产生的烟雾；油灯火焰周围的玻璃罩
In use
Smoke rose from the chimney and disappeared into the cloudy sky.
The workers are cleaning the chimney to make sure the smoke can flow out safely.
A bird had built its nest on top of the chimney.
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Word family
- chimneys
- plural, third person singular
- chimneyed
- past, past participle
- chimneying
- present participle
Learner notes
Grammar Note
复数直接加 -s，注意不是把 -y 变为 -ies。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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