a chimney on sth
可数名词，泛指时用 a chimney；具体位置用 on 等介词引出。
There's a chimney on the roof.
屋顶上有一个烟囱。
烟囱；烟道
chimneys — plural of chimney
（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
A vertical pipe or flue that carries smoke or gases away from a fire or furnace.
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
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.
一种垂直烟道,通过墙壁或屋顶排出火产生的烟雾
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
油灯火焰周围的玻璃罩
The glass flue surrounding the flame of an oil lamp.
围绕油灯灯芯的玻璃烟道
a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp
岩石表面的狭缝；狭窄的垂直洞穴通道
A narrow cleft in a rock face; a narrow vertical cave passage.
Smoke rose from the chimney and disappeared into the cloudy sky.
烟雾从烟囱升起，消失在多云的天空中。
用法提示：此处chimney为名词，意为烟囱，指排烟的垂直管道。
The workers are cleaning the chimney to make sure the smoke can flow out safely.
工人们正在清扫烟囱，确保烟雾能安全排出去。
用法提示：此处chimney为名词，意为烟道，指建筑物中用于排烟的通道。
A bird had built its nest on top of the chimney.
一只鸟在烟囱顶上筑了巢。
用法提示：此处chimney为名词，指屋顶上的烟囱，作为鸟巢的位置。
可数名词，泛指时用 a chimney；具体位置用 on 等介词引出。
There's a chimney on the roof.
屋顶上有一个烟囱。
from 表示来源，常与 come、rise 等动词连用。
Smoke was coming from the chimney.
烟正从烟囱里冒出来。
用 up 或 down 表示沿烟囱向上或向下移动。
The smoke went up the chimney.
烟顺着烟囱往上冒。
指岩石中狭窄的垂直通道，用 in 引出所在物体。
We climbed up a narrow chimney in the rock.
我们爬上了岩石中一条狭窄的垂直裂缝。
grammar · medium
易错句子The old house has two chimneies.
正确表达The old house has two chimneys.
以 -y 结尾的名词变复数时，只有 y 前是辅音字母才把 y 变成 i 再加 -es（如 city→cities）；chimney 的 y 前是元音字母 e，所以直接加 -s，拼作 chimneys，没有 chimneies 这个拼写。
grammar · medium
易错句子We sat beside the chimney to keep warm.
正确表达We sat beside the fireplace to keep warm.
汉语的「烟囱」容易和室内取暖的「壁炉」混同：chimney 指把烟排到屋外的竖直管道，一般在屋顶上；屋里生火取暖、人可以围坐的地方是 fireplace，所以此处要用 fireplace。
grammar · medium
易错句子Santa Claus came down chimney.
正确表达Santa Claus came down the chimney.
汉语没有冠词，容易漏掉表示特指的 the；这里指双方都知道的那根具体烟囱，属特指，所以要说 down the chimney，不能光用名词原形。
扫烟囱工人
The chimney sweep climbed onto the roof to clean the flue.
扫烟囱工人爬上屋顶清理烟道。
烟囱顶管
A stork had built its nest on the chimney pot.
一只鹳在烟囱顶管上筑了巢。
烟囱体（屋顶上突出的部分）
The chimney stack needs repointing after years of weather.
经过多年风吹雨打，烟囱体需要重新勾缝。
壁炉烟囱突出部分
They installed a wood stove in the chimney breast.
他们在壁炉烟囱突出部分安装了燃木炉。
烟囱火灾
A chimney fire can spread quickly through the flue.
烟囱火灾会迅速通过烟道蔓延。
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A blocked chimney can cause carbon monoxide to build up indoors.
堵塞的烟囱会导致一氧化碳在室内积聚。