fireplace

IPA/ˈfaɪəpleɪs/
KK[fˈaɪɚplˌes]IPA/ˈfaɪərpleɪs/

fireplace — 名詞

  • fireplacesingular
  • fireplacesplural

1. an opening in an indoor wall where a fire is lit, often with a decorative border

1.名詞B1
釋義

壁爐

牆壁凹入處，可生火取暖的結構

an opening in an indoor wall where a fire is lit, often with a decorative border around it and a shelf above

例句

The old stone fireplace in the living room had a large oak mantelpiece above it.

客廳裡那座老舊的石造壁爐上方，有一個大型的橡木壁爐架。

attributive: stone fireplace / marble fireplace / brick fireplace

Grandma sat by the fireplace every evening, knitting while the logs crackled.

奶奶每晚都坐在壁爐旁，一邊編織一邊聽著木柴噼啪作響。

collocation: sit by the fireplace

常見搭配
  • stone fireplace
  • brick fireplace
  • marble fireplace
  • gas fireplace
  • electric fireplace
  • wood-burning fireplace
  • fireplace mantel
  • fireplace screen
  • fireplace tools
  • fireplace insert
  • roaring fire in the fireplace
  • built-in fireplace
  • ornamental fireplace
  • decorative fireplace
同義詞
  • hearth

    specifically the stone or brick floor of the fireplace; also used poetically to mean 'home'

  • firebox

    the inner chamber of a fireplace where the fire actually burns; a more technical term

  • inglenook

    a bench or seat built into the sides of a very large fireplace; quite rare in modern English

用法筆記

Often used with prepositions of position: in the fireplace (inside the opening), by or beside the fireplace (next to it), and above the fireplace (on the wall or shelf above it).

常見錯誤

Smoke came out of the fireplace, so we called a cleaner.
Smoke came out of the chimney, so we called a cleaner.
Fireplace is the opening where the fire burns; chimney is the pipe that carries smoke out.
We built a stone fireplace in the garden for summer barbecues.
We built a stone fire pit in the garden for summer barbecues.
A fireplace is indoors and connected to a chimney; a fire pit is an outdoor structure without a chimney.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • stone ~
  • brick ~
  • marble ~
  • gas ~
  • electric ~
  • wood-burning ~
  • modern ~
  • traditional ~
  • decorative ~
  • ornamental ~

常用片語

  • ~ mantel
  • ~ screen
  • ~ tools
  • ~ insert
  • ~ surround

介系詞搭配

  • in the ~
  • by the ~
  • beside the ~
  • above the ~
  • in front of the ~
  • around the ~