Fireplace

(noun.) an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; 'the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it'; 'he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it'; 'the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires'.

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• He took his keys down while he was talking from a hook behind the fireplace, and locked his cottage door behind us. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• The open fireplace as an early method of heating. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• He walked to the fireplace and warmed himself, humming the fag end of a tune in a rich convivial bass voice. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• At one end he built a fireplace of small stones from the beach. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• I think that this should do, said he, glancing into the glass above the fireplace. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• In the dark corner, furthest both from the light and from the fireplace? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• It is the right-hand parlour, into which an aspiring kitchen fireplace appears to have walked, accompanied by a rebellious poker, tongs, and shovel. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• The clock ticks over the fireplace, the weather-glass hangs in the hall. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• And, waving his hand with much pomp towards the door, as he fixed his back against the fireplace, said, 'No offence, my good fellow, no offence! 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• The young man rose and went to lean against the fireplace. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• Beside the fireplace was a heavy oaken chair with arms and cross-bars at the bottom. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• It was a homely little room, with a low ceiling and a gaping fireplace, after the fashion of old country-houses. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• The sitting-room of Legree's establishment was a large, long room, with a wide, ample fireplace. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• To retreat--except into the fireplace--was equally out of the question. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• But in an open fireplace much heat escapes with the smoke and is lost, and only a small portion streams into the room and gives warmth. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Open fireplaces are very healthful because the air which is driven out is impure, while the air which rushes in is fresh and brings oxygen to the human being. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• But open fireplaces, while pleasant to look at, are not efficient for either heating or cooking. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Here, Kitty, come and look at my plan; I shall think I am a great architect, if I have not got incompatible stairs and fireplaces. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

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