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| 单词 | chimney |
| 释义 | chimney n. (pl. -eys)   1. a vertical channel conducting smoke or combustion gases etc. up and away from a fire, furnace, engine, etc.   2. the part of this which projects above a roof.   3. a glass tube protecting the flame of a lamp.   4. a narrow vertical crack in a rock-face, often used by mountaineers to ascend. Phrases and idioms chimney-breast a projecting interior wall surrounding a chimney. chimney-piece an ornamental structure around an open fireplace; a mantelpiece. chimney-pot an earthenware or metal pipe at the top of a chimney, narrowing the aperture and increasing the up draught. chimney-stack   1. a number of chimneys grouped in one structure.   2. = sense 2. chimney-sweep a person whose job is removing soot from inside chimneys. Etymology: ME f. OF chemin{eacute}e f. LL caminata having a fire-place, f. L caminus f. Gk kaminos oven |
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