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    blast furnace

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Industry
    ˈblast ˌfurnace noun [countable]  TIHCMa large industrial structure in which iron is separated from the rock that surrounds it 〔炼铁的〕高炉，鼓风炉
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    blast furnace• I haven't got a snowflake's chance in a blast furnace with Helen while he's around.• Traditionally, iron oxide is converted to the metal in a blast furnace.
    ˈblast ˌfurnace nounChineseSyllable
    a which Corpus structure industrial iron in large


    blast furnace
    ˈblast ˌfurnace noun [countable]
    a large industrial structure in which iron is separated from the rock that surrounds it


    blast furnaceBrE /ˈblɑːst fɜːnəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈblæst fɜːrnəs/ 🔊 nouna large structure like an oven in which iron ore (= rock containing iron) is melted in order to take out the metal （炼铁的）高炉，鼓风炉