firebox

/ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌbäks/ (ame, mw)

firebox — 名詞

1. the enclosed space inside a furnace, boiler, stove, or steam engine where fuel s

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釋義

燃燒室

鍋爐或引擎中燃燒燃料的密閉空間

the enclosed space inside a furnace, boiler, stove, or steam engine where fuel such as wood or coal is burned to produce heat

例句

Engineer Tomás opened the firebox of the steam locomotive and added fresh coal.

工程師 Tomás 打開蒸汽火車頭的燃燒室，加入新的煤炭。

compound noun: steam locomotive firebox

Before lighting the wood stove, Grandpa Chen checked the firebox for old ash.

在點燃柴火爐之前，Chen 爺爺檢查了燃燒室，確認裡面沒有舊灰燼。

同義詞
  • combustion chamber

    more technical and broader; used for engines, furnaces, and rockets where fuel burns

用法筆記

Most often used in the context of older heating systems, steam locomotives, and industrial boilers. The word is less common in everyday conversation about modern central heating.

常見錯誤

❌I cleaned the firebox of the electric heater.
✅I cleaned the filter of the electric heater.
💡Electric heaters do not have a firebox; the word only applies to systems that burn solid fuel.

2. a public container, usually red and mounted on a wall or pole, that holds a devi

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釋義

火警通報箱

街道上通報火災的公共裝置

a public container, usually red and mounted on a wall or pole, that holds a device for reporting a fire to the local fire station

例句

Mrs. Okafor saw smoke from the kitchen and ran to the firebox on the corner.

Okafor 太太看到廚房冒出濃煙，便跑向街角的火警通報箱。

prepositional phrase: on the corner

The old red firebox on Main Street still worked, but the city replaced it.

Main Street 上那個紅色舊火警通報箱仍可使用，但市政府把它換掉了。

同義詞
  • fire alarm box

    a fuller form; 'firebox' is the shortened version

  • call box

    sometimes used interchangeably, though call boxes can also be for police or general emergencies

用法筆記

This sense is chiefly American; in the UK and many other countries, similar devices are called 'fire alarm call points' or 'manual call points'. Most cities have replaced these boxes with phone-based emergency reporting.