| 释义 |
ˈfire-place
A place for a fire, esp. the partially enclosed space at the base of the chimney appropriated to the fire; a hearth.
1702T. Savery Miner's Friend 34 An Engine of a three Inch-bore..requires a Fire-place of not above twenty Inches deep. 1710Swift Lett. (1767) III. 39, I have no fire-place in my bed-chamber. 1825J. Neal Bro. Jonathan II. 28 They sat round the great fire-place. 1844Mem. Babylonian P'cess II. 117 A temporary fire-place constructed with loose stone. |