flue

/fluː/ (bre, ipa) · /fluː/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈflü/ (ame, mw)

flue — noun

  • fluesingular
  • fluesplural

1. a passage inside a chimney, stove, or heater that carries fumes and heat safely

1.名詞B2
釋義

a passage inside a chimney, stove, or heater that carries fumes and heat safely out of a building

例句

Joshua called a chimney sweep after soot blocked the kitchen flue.

collocation: blocked flue

Smoke filled the cabin because a bird had nested in the flue.

同義詞
  • chimney

    often names the whole structure above a fire, not just the inner passage

  • vent

    a broader word for any opening or outlet that lets air or gas escape

  • duct

    more technical and often used for heating or air-conditioning systems

文法句型

clean the flue

blocked flue

chimney flue

用法筆記

Usually refers to the channel that carries smoke or hot air away from a fire or heater, not the whole chimney around it. It often appears with words like blocked, cracked, or clean in safety advice.

常見錯誤

❌The smoke rose through the chimney pipe inside the wall.
✅The smoke rose through the flue inside the chimney.
💡flue names the inner channel, while chimney usually names the outer structure.

2. the narrow opening in some wind instruments that directs air so the instrument c

2.名詞C2
釋義

the narrow opening in some wind instruments that directs air so the instrument can make a note

例句

Aoi checked the recorder's flue after one note sounded weak.

part of a recorder that directs air

Dust in the organ pipe's flue made the church music sound weak.

同義詞
  • windway

    a close technical term used especially by recorder and whistle makers

  • air channel

    a plain descriptive phrase rather than a fixed specialist term

文法句型

recorder flue

organ-pipe flue

用法筆記

This sense is mainly used in music making and instrument repair. Outside specialist contexts, speakers usually name the recorder, whistle, or pipe rather than the flue itself.