smokestack

/ˈsməʊkstæk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsməʊkstæk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsmōk-ˌstak/ (ame, mw)

smokestack — 名詞

  • smokestacksingular
  • smokestacksplural

1. a high upright tube that carries waste smoke or steam from a factory, ship, or s

1.名詞B2
釋義

大煙囪

工廠、船或蒸汽機排煙的高聳管道

a high upright tube that carries waste smoke or steam from a factory, ship, or steam-powered engine up into the sky

例句

Andrés watched dark smoke pour from the steel mill's tallest smokestack.

Andrés 看著濃濃的黑煙從鋼鐵廠最高的大煙囪冒出來。

noun: smokestack of an industrial site

The old cargo ship had two rusty smokestacks painted bright red on its upper deck.

那艘老貨輪的上層甲板上有兩支生鏽、漆成鮮紅色的大煙囪。

smokestacks on a ship

同義詞
  • chimney

    broader term; chimneys can be on houses too, not just industry

  • funnel

    specifically on ships or locomotives; less common for factories

  • stack

    short informal form of smokestack; common in industrial contexts

  • flue

    more technical; refers to the pipe inside, not the whole structure

文法句型

smokestack of [factory/ship/engine]

用法筆記

Object is typically a tall industrial chimney; subject often describes its appearance, height, or what comes out of it. Common in journalism about pollution, industry, and old transportation.

常見錯誤

❌The candle has a small smokestack.
✅The candle has a small wick / flame.
💡smokestack refers only to large industrial chimneys, not any source of smoke.
❌The chef used a smokestack to grill the meat.
✅The chef used a smoker to grill the meat.
💡a smoker is a cooking device; a smokestack is a vertical industrial pipe.

smokestack — 形容詞