单词 | stove |
释义 | stove1/stəʊv /noun 1An apparatus for cooking or heating that operates by burning fuel or using electricity.There are children out there that don't know you can buy the actual kernels and pop them, in a pan, on the stove....
Synonyms oven, range; charcoal burner, furnace; British cooker; Indian tandoor trademark Aga, Primus 2British A hothouse for plants. verb [with object] 1Fumigate or disinfect (a house) with sulphur or other fumes. 2Treat (an object) by heating it in a stove in order to apply a desired surface coating.After coating, the item is stoved at fairly high temperatures, generally 150-180°C, when the powder melts and flows out to a level, integral coating. 3British Force or raise (plants) in a hothouse. OriginMiddle English (in the sense 'sweating room'): from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German stove; perhaps related to the noun stew1. Current verb senses date from the early 17th century.
Rhymesstove2/stəʊv / Past and past participle of stave. |
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