Word · Frequency #10035

furnace

/ˈfɝːnəs/

noun

熔炉；加热炉；炉子

An industrial heating device or enclosed chamber used for smelting metal, firing ceramics, heating buildings, or burning refuse.

1.
An industrial heating device, such as for smelting metal or firing ceramics.
工业加热设备,如用于冶炼金属或烧制陶瓷。
2.
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
一个封闭的腔室,用于产生热量以加热建筑物、销毁垃圾、冶炼或精炼矿石等
3.
A place or time of punishment, affliction, or great trial; severe experience or discipline.
惩罚、痛苦或重大考验的场所或时期；严酷的经历或磨练。

磨难；考验；磨炼；工业加热设备,如用于冶炼金属或烧制陶瓷。；一个封闭的腔室,用于产生热量以加热建筑物、销毁垃圾、冶炼或精炼矿石等；惩罚、痛苦或重大考验的场所或时期；严酷的经历或磨练。；火炉

In use

The furnace in the basement keeps the whole house warm during winter.

地下室的暖气炉让整个房子在冬天保持温暖。

Before the winter arrived, we had a technician check the furnace.

冬天来临之前，我们请技术人员检查了暖气炉。

The factory's furnace melts scrap metal at a very high temperature.

工厂的熔炉在高温下熔化废金属。

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