hearth

名词 hearth:

1. an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
   同义词：fireplace, open fireplace
2. home symbolized as a part of the fireplace
   同义词：fireside
3. an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
   同义词：fireside

1. A metal cover or cowl for a hearth or stove.
   排风罩用于炉床或炉子的金属盖或罩
2. He hulked up from his chair by the hearth.
   他从火炉边的椅子里懒洋洋地站起来。
3. An open recess for holding a fire at the base of a chimney; a hearth.
   壁炉用于在烟囱底部燃火的敞口的凹窝; 炉床
4. The soldiers swore to fight for the hearth and the altar.
   战士们宣誓为保卫家庭和宗教而战。

hearth

n.（名词）
The floor of a fireplace, usually extending into a room and paved with brick, flagstone, or cement.
壁炉地面：通常伸入房间并铺有砖头、板石或水泥的壁炉的地面
Family life; the home.
家庭生活；家
Metallurgy
【冶金学】
The lowest part of a blast furnace or cupola, from which the molten metal flows.
炉底部分：熔化的金属可从中流出的鼓风炉或化铁炉的最低部分
The bottom of a reverberatory furnace, where ore is exposed to the flame.
炉底：矿石在此暴露在火焰中的反射炉的底部
The fireplace or brazier of a blacksmith`s forge.
铁店铺中的壁炉或火盆

来源：
Middle English herth
中古英语 herth
from Old English heorth * see ker- 3
源自 古英语 heorth *参见 ker- 3