单词 | hearth |
释义 | Related topics: Househearth /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 Corpushearth• 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 heorthhearth nounChinese a of a house in floor the around fireplace Corpus area |
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