Word · Frequency #6692
fireplace
/ˈfaɪrpleɪs/
noun
壁炉
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
- 1.
An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.
烟囱底部用于生火的开放式炉膛
- 2.
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
烟囱底部墙壁上的开放凹处,可以生火
烟囱底部用于生火的开放式炉膛；烟囱底部墙壁上的开放凹处,可以生火
In use
We sat by the fireplace and drank hot chocolate.
Their living room has a brick fireplace built into the wall.
She lit the fireplace because the room was cold.
the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it
a [adj] fireplace
形容词可描述壁炉的材质或外观。
They have a beautiful stone fireplace in their living room.
他们的客厅里有一个漂亮的石头壁炉。
in the fireplace
表示位置，常用介词 in。
The logs were burning in the fireplace.
木头在壁炉里燃烧。
sit by the fireplace
Connections
Collocations
- stone fireplace
- 石壁炉
- The living room features a beautiful stone fireplace.客厅里有一个漂亮的石壁炉。
- brick fireplace
- 砖壁炉
- They installed a brick fireplace in the basement.他们在地下室安装了一个砖壁炉。
- gas fireplace
- 燃气壁炉
- A gas fireplace is more convenient than a wood-burning one.燃气壁炉比烧木头的更方便。
- fireplace mantel
- 壁炉架
- She placed a vase of flowers on the fireplace mantel.她在壁炉架上放了一瓶花。
- fireplace hearth
- 壁炉炉床
- The cat likes to sleep on the warm fireplace hearth.那只猫喜欢睡在温暖的壁炉炉床上。
- fireplace screen
Learner notes
Memory Tip
fire（火）加place（地方）等于壁炉。
Context & Register
家居
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with the '-place' part of 'fireplace' (/pleɪs/). Note that the first syllable 'fire' (/faɪɝ/) does not rhyme with these.
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.