furnace

US: /ˈfɝnəs/
UK: /fˈɜːnɪs/


English Vietnamese dictionary


furnace /'fə:nis/
  • danh từ
    • lò (luyện kim, nấu thuỷ tinh...)
    • lò sưởi
    • (nghĩa bóng) cuộc thử thách; lò lửa ((nghĩa bóng))
    • ngoại động từ
      • nung trong lò

    Advanced English dictionary


    + noun
    1 an enclosed space or room for heating metal or glass to very high temperatures: It's like a furnace (= very hot) in here!
    See also - BLAST FURNACE
    2 (especially AmE) = BOILER

    Collocation dictionary


    ADJ.

    blazing, fiery, hot, red-hot | electric, gas | glass, steel | blast

    VERB + FURNACE

    fire
    enough coal to fire the furnaces

    FURNACE + VERB

    burn, glow
    The furnaces glowed fiercely.
    | roar
    A dark shed, lit only by the glow of roaring furnaces.


    Concise English dictionary


    furnaces'fɜrnɪs /'fɜːn-
    noun
    +an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.