hearth

hearth
[hɑːθ]
noun
  1. the floor of a fireplace
    壁炉炉膛
    a cheerful fire burning in the hearth.
    炉膛里欢快地燃烧着的火焰。
    ■the area in front of a fireplace
    (壁炉的)炉前砖地
    they were sitting around the hearth.
    他们围着壁炉坐着。
    ■used as a symbol of one's home
    壁炉边(用作“家庭生活”或“家”的象征)
    he left hearth and home to train in Denmark.
    他离开家园去丹麦受训。
    ■the base or lower part of a furnace, where molten metal collects
    (熔炉的)炉膛
语源
  1. Old English heorth, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch haard and German Herd
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