stove

stove1
noun
  1. an apparatus for cooking or heating that operates by burning fuel or using electricity
    (烹饪或取暖用的)炉,火炉,电炉
    ■(Brit.)a hothouse for plants
    (英)温室
verb
[with obj.]
  1. fumigate or disinfect (a house) with sulphur or other fumes
    (用硫磺等烟雾)烟熏;消毒(房屋)
  2. treat (an object) by heating it in a stove in order to apply a desired surface coating
    (为了喷涂表层而)在炉中对(物体)进行热处理
  3. (Brit.)force or raise (plants) in a hothouse
    (英)在温室中加速(植物)生长,培植(植物)
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'sweating-room'): from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German stove; perhaps related to the noun stew. Current verb senses date from the early 17th cent

stove2
  1. past and past participle of stave
    stave的过去式和过去分词
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