aga
aga — 名詞
- agasingular
- agasplural
1. A large, heavy cooker made of iron that is kept hot all the time, used especiall
阿加爐
英國常見的鑄鐵儲熱式爐灶
A large, heavy cooker made of iron that is kept hot all the time, used especially in country homes for cooking meals, drying clothes, and warming the kitchen.
The farmhouse kitchen stayed warm through the winter with the Aga burning day and night.
農舍廚房裡 Aga 日夜燃燒著，整個冬天都保持溫暖。
Theo's parents winced at the Aga's price tag, but the same cooker still warmed their farmhouse kitchen forty winters later.
Theo 的父母看到 Aga 的價格標籤皺起眉頭，但四十年後那台爐子依然溫暖著他們的農舍廚房。
contrast: high purchase cost vs very long lifespan
Rosa draped her son's wet raincoat over the Aga rail to dry before school.
Rosa 把兒子濕透的雨衣掛在 Aga 的烘衣架上，趕在上學前晾乾。
Their stone cottage had a cream-coloured Aga that made the whole kitchen feel like home.
他們的石砌小屋裡有一臺奶油色的 Aga，讓整間廚房充滿家的感覺。
You can leave a stew in the Aga all afternoon and it will not burn.
把燉菜放進 Aga 裡一整個下午都不會燒焦。
- range cooker
a general term for a large multi-function stove; an Aga is one well-known brand
- cast-iron stove
describes the material and type; not all cast-iron stoves stay on all day like an Aga
用法筆記
Refers to a specific British brand of range cooker. The name is sometimes used loosely for any similar cast-iron stove that stays hot continuously. American English speakers may not be familiar with the term.