stove

/stəʊv/ (bre, ipa) · /stəʊv/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈstōv/ (ame, mw)

stove — noun

  • stovesingular
  • stovesplural

1. a device that produces warmth for a room or building by burning fuel such as woo

1.名詞B1
釋義

a device that produces warmth for a room or building by burning fuel such as wood, coal, or gas, or by using electricity

例句

Lakshmi lit the wood-burning stove as soon as she arrived at the mountain cabin.

collocation: wood-burning stove

The iron stove in the classroom kept the children warm all winter.

同義詞
  • heater

    a general term for any device that produces heat; less specific than 'stove', which implies burning fuel

  • furnace

    a larger system that heats an entire building through pipes or ducts, usually in a basement or utility room

  • radiator

    a part of a central heating system that radiates heat into a room; not a standalone burning unit like a stove

用法筆記

In North America, a heating stove is usually a standalone unit that heats a single room. A furnace, by contrast, is a larger system that heats an entire building through air ducts.

常見錯誤

❌She turned up the stove when the room got cold' (as if adjusting central heating).
✅She lit the stove when the room got cold.
💡A heating stove is a physical device you light or load with fuel, not a thermostat-controlled temperature dial.

2. a kitchen appliance with an enclosed oven for baking or roasting and hot surface

2.名詞B1
釋義

a kitchen appliance with an enclosed oven for baking or roasting and hot surfaces on top for boiling or frying food

例句

Renata set the pan on the stove and waited for the oil to heat.

collocation: on the stove

Haruto baked bread in the stove oven while soup simmered on the back burner.

contrast: inside vs on top

同義詞
  • cooker

    the common British term for the same appliance; a learner studying British English should use 'cooker' for this sense

  • range

    a larger, more powerful stove often found in professional kitchens, usually with multiple ovens and six or more burners

  • oven

    only the enclosed baking compartment; not a full synonym for 'stove', which includes the cooktop

用法筆記

In British English, the cooking appliance described here is more commonly called a 'cooker'. 'Stove' in British English usually refers to the heating device in sense 1. In American English, 'stove' covers both senses and 'oven' refers only to the baking compartment.

常見錯誤

❌I roasted the chicken in the stove' (when you mean the enclosed compartment).
✅I roasted the chicken in the oven.
💡The baking compartment of a stove is called the 'oven'; 'stove' refers to the whole appliance including the cooktop.