Word · Frequency #19556
Fully loadedfireside
炉边；壁炉边
the area around a fireplace
- 1.
The area near a domestic fire or hearth.
家庭火炉或壁炉附近的区域。
- 2.
an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
壁炉附近的区域(通常铺砌并延伸至室内)
- 3.
One's home.
家；住所。
- 4.
home symbolized as a part of the fireplace
家,以壁炉的一部分为象征
- 5.
Home life.
家庭生活。
家庭火炉或壁炉附近的区域。；壁炉附近的区域(通常铺砌并延伸至室内)；家；住所。；家,以壁炉的一部分为象征；家庭生活。
In use
After dinner, the whole family gathered around the fireside to chat.
The old cat loves to sleep by the fireside on cold winter nights.
She read a book at the fireside while the snow fell outside.
fighting in defense of their firesides
by the fireside
fireside 作名词指壁炉周围的地方，常用于 by/at 等介词后面，表示坐在炉边。
They sat by the fireside and talked.
他们坐在炉边聊天。
fireside [noun]
fireside 可直接修饰名词，如 fireside chat（炉边谈话），带有轻松、非正式的色彩。
The president gave a fireside chat on the radio.
总统在电台上进行了一次炉边谈话。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- fireside chat
- 炉边谈话
- The president gave a fireside chat on the radio.总统在电台发表了一次炉边谈话。
- by the fireside
- 在炉边
- We sat by the fireside and talked late into the night.我们坐在炉边一直聊到深夜。
- fireside story
- 炉边故事
- Grandmother told us a fireside story about the old days.祖母给我们讲了一个关于旧日时光的炉边故事。
- fireside gathering
- 炉边聚会
- They hosted a fireside gathering for close friends.他们为密友举办了一次炉边聚会。
- fireside reading
- 炉边阅读
- Short stories make perfect fireside reading in winter.短篇小说是冬天炉边阅读的绝佳选择。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：fire(火) + side(边)，火边就是炉边；想象一家人围坐炉边，便是家庭生活的温暖。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：at home beside a fireplace、in a cozy living room 本分析针对名词用法（壁炉边）。该词属于中性词语，通常用于家中炉边或温馨居家生活的场景，也可引申为“家庭生活”。实际运用中多出现在书面或略带文学色彩的表达里。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 fireside 的 -side（/saɪd/）押韵的词有 side、beside、seaside、countryside，它们拼写和读音都含 side；ride、pride 以 -ide 结尾，也押 /aɪd/ 韵。注意拼写相似的 preside、reside 中的 s 读 /z/（/zaɪd/），不要照 fireside 读成 /saɪd/。
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 ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.