1N-COUNT 火炉;熔炉 A furnace is a container or enclosed space in which a very hot fire is made, for example to melt metal, burn rubbish, or produce steam. 火炉;熔炉
2N-SING 火炉般的地方;极闷热的地方 If you say that a place is afurnace, you mean that it is very hot there. 火炉般的地方;极闷热的地方 [informal, emphasis]
1space where glass or metal is heated熔爐ADJECTIVE | VERB + FURNACE | FURNACE + VERBADJECTIVE➤blazing, fiery, hot, red-hot烈火熊熊的熔爐;燒得正旺的火爐;熾熱的熔爐▸➤glass, steel玻璃熔爐;煉鋼爐▸➤arc, blast電弧爐;高爐VERB + FURNACE➤stoke給爐子加燃料▸➤fire (especially BrE) 給爐子點火◇There was enough coal to fire the furnaces.煤足夠爐子燒的。FURNACE + VERB➤burn爐火燃燒◇The furnaces burned fiercely.這些爐子燒得正旺。furnace
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2 (NAmE) device to provide heating and hot water in a building為建築物供熱的設備➡ see also boilerADJECTIVE | VERB + FURNACE | FURNACE + NOUNADJECTIVE➤coal, electric, gas, oil燒煤的鍋爐;電爐;燃氣爐;燃油鍋爐VERB + FURNACE➤install, replace安裝/更換鍋爐FURNACE + NOUN➤room鍋爐房