lum
lum — 名詞
1. a pipe or passage built into a wall or roof that carries smoke away from a firep
煙囪
煙囪(蘇格蘭及英格蘭北部方言)
a pipe or passage built into a wall or roof that carries smoke away from a fireplace, stove, or furnace to the open air outside the building
Snow lay around the stone lum while smoke rose into the grey sky.
石造煙囪周圍積著雪,灰煙裊裊升入灰色的天空。
'stone lum' — adjective + dialect noun describing a chimney built of stone
Before winter, Theo hired someone to clean the lum and check for loose bricks.
冬天來臨前,Theo 請人清掃煙囪並檢查鬆動的磚塊。
'clean the lum' — verb + dialect noun showing the chimney as the object of maintenance work
A tall brick lum stood at each end of the old village school roof.
那座老村校舍的屋頂兩端各有一座高高的磚造煙囪。
When the wind blew hard, smoke came back down the lum and filled Maeve's kitchen.
強風吹襲時,煙霧從煙囪倒灌回來,瀰漫了 Maeve 的廚房。
The gardener noticed a bird's nest inside the lum, blocking the smoke from rising properly.
園丁發現煙囪內有一個鳥巢,擋住了煙霧的正常排放。
用法筆記
This word is a dialect term used mainly in Scotland and northern England. The standard English word for the same thing is chimney. Learners may encounter it in Scottish literature or regional speech but rarely in international English.