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fireplace

UK/'faiәpleis/US
B2

Definitions

n.

An open hearth built into a wall for an indoor fire

壁炉

Root Breakdown

Native English
firefire, flame, combustion
+
placeplace, location; to put, to set
=fireplace

fire + place = the place indoors where a fire is kept. Transparent compound.

Root fire still carries 7 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.fireplace mantle壁炉架
  • 2.gas fireplace燃气壁炉
  • 3.by the fireplace在壁炉旁

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    We hung our stockings above the fireplace on Christmas Eve.

  • 2.

    A crackling fireplace made the cabin feel cozy.

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