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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。
炉边；壁炉边
firesides — plural of fireside
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炉边；壁炉边
the area around a fireplace
They sat by the fireside and talked.
他们坐在炉边聊天。
家庭火炉或壁炉附近的区域。
The area near a domestic fire or hearth.
壁炉附近的区域(通常铺砌并延伸至室内)
an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
家；住所。
One's home.
家,以壁炉的一部分为象征
home symbolized as a part of the fireplace
After dinner, the whole family gathered around the fireside to chat.
晚饭后，全家人聚在炉边聊天。
AI contextual example
The old cat loves to sleep by the fireside on cold winter nights.
这只老猫喜欢在寒冷的冬夜睡在炉边。
AI contextual example
She read a book at the fireside while the snow fell outside.
外面下着雪，她在炉边读一本书。
AI contextual example
fighting in defense of their firesides
为保卫家园而战。
WordNet
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 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。
Not this
They sat by fireside to keep warm.
Use this
They sat by the fireside to keep warm.
fireside 是可数名词，特指壁炉边的区域；在介词 by 后表示具体地点时，需要加定冠词 the，不能说 by fireside。
Not this
She left her shoes in the fireside.
Use this
She left her shoes by the fireside.
fireside 表示‘炉边’时指一个地点/区域，不是容器，因此不能用 in 表示‘在里面’；表示在炉边要用 by（或 at）the fireside。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
炉边谈话（领导人以亲切、非正式方式向公众发表的讲话）
The president gave a fireside chat to the nation.
总统向全国发表了炉边谈话。
炉边谈话
This was the name Americans gave to Franklin D. Roosevelt's radio broadcasts in the 1930s and 1940s; he spoke in a calm, informal way to reassure the public.
这是美国民众对富兰克林·罗斯福总统在20世纪30至40年代广播节目的称呼；他以平静、非正式的方式讲话，以安抚公众。
Use firesides naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.