hearth

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hearth /hɑːθ $ hɑːrθ/ noun [countable]  1. DHHthe area of floor around a fireplace in a house 壁炉周围的地面2. hearth and home literaryHOME your home and family 家庭，家和家人

Examples from the Corpus

hearth• Then they all gathered before a small fire on the kitchen hearth.• She sat down in a chair by the hearth.• She was as tall as Nigel, and now folded herself gracefully into a low chair by the hearth.• There was a fire in the hearth and sandwiches on the sideboard.• To be a Vestal Virgin meant both to be a guardian of the hearth and to be absolutely pure.Origin hearth Old English heorth

hearth nounChinese  

a of a house in floor the around fireplace Corpus area

hearth
hearth /hɑːθ $ hɑːrθ/ noun [countable]1. the area of floor around a fireplace in a house
2. hearth and home literary your home and family

hearthBrE /hɑːθ/ 🔊NAmE /hɑːrθ/ 🔊 noun

the floor at the bottom of a fireplace (= the space for a fire in the wall of a room); the area in front of this 壁炉炉床；壁炉前的地面◆A log fire roared in the open hearth. 柴火在敞开着的壁炉里熊熊燃烧。🔊🔊◆The cat dozed in its favourite spot on the hearth. 猫躺在壁炉前它最喜欢的地方打盹。🔊🔊(literary) home and family life 家和家庭生活◆a longing for hearth and home 对温暖家庭的渴望