lum

lum — 名詞

1. a pipe or passage built into a wall or roof that carries smoke away from a firep

1.名詞C2
釋義

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

例句

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

同義詞
  • chimney

    standard English term; used worldwide and in all registers

  • flue

    the passage inside a chimney rather than the whole structure

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.