单词 | stove |
释义 | stove 1. n. & v. --n   1. a closed apparatus burning fuel or electricity for heating or cooking.   2. Brit. Hort. a hothouse with artificial heat. --vtr. Brit. force or raise (plants) in a stove. Phrases and idioms stove-enamel a heatproof enamel produced by the treatment of enamelled objects in a stove. stove-pipe a pipe conducting smoke and gases from a stove to a chimney. stove-pipe hat colloq. a tall silk hat. Etymology: ME = sweating-room, f. MDu., MLG stove, OHG stuba f. Gmc, perh. rel. to STEW(1) 2. past and past part. of STAVE v. |
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