fireplace
n. 壁爐
In a room, the fireplace is the place where a fire can be lit and the area on the wall and floor surrounding this place.
1. an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built;
He toasted his feet at the fireplace.
他在壁爐旁烘暖他的腳.
He kindled the logs in the fireplace.
他使壁爐裡的木頭燃起來了.
The old man sat nodding by the fireplace.
這位老人坐在壁爐邊打盹.
This fireplace smokes badly.
這壁爐煙燻得厲害.
The fireplace projects from the wall rather too far into the room, taking up a lot of space.
壁爐伸出牆外太遠, 佔去了屋裡不少地方.