furnace

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fur·nace /ˈfɜːnɪs $ ˈfɜːr-/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1. TIFa large container for a very hot fire, used to produce power, heat, or liquid metal 〔用于产生动力、热量或用以熔化金属的〕火炉；熔炉2. a piece of equipment used to heat a building 〔给建筑物供暖的〕锅炉

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furnace• A furnace exploded all over him.• But if an application is made to patent a computer-controlled furnace it may well succeed and be granted a patent.• It has a very high viscosity which requires that it be raised to about 250-F to pump and spray into the furnace.• For that matter, where is the furnace?• The whine of the furnace reaction stepped up yet again.Origin furnace (1200-1300) Old French fornaise, from Latin fornax

fur·nace nounChineseSyllable  

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furnace
fur‧nace /ˈfɜːnəs, ˈfɜːnɪs $ ˈfɜːr-/ noun [countable]1. a large container for a very hot fire, used to produce power, heat, or liquid metal
2. a piece of equipment used to heat a building

fur·naceBrE /ˈfɜːnɪs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfɜːrnɪs/ 🔊 nouna space surrounded on all sides by walls and a roof for heating metal or glass to very high temperatures 熔炉◆It's like a furnace (= very hot) in here! 这里热得像火炉！🔊🔊  ➡  see also blast furnace (especially NAmE) = boiler