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
Old English heorth, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch haard and German Herd