stove

stove, furnace, oven

这些名词均含“炉，炉子”之意。
stove: 通常指以柴、煤、气、电等作燃料，用于室内取暖或烧饭的火炉。
furnace: 指冶炼用的熔炉或烧暖气用的锅炉。也可用作比喻。
oven: 主要指烘烤食物用的炉子、烘箱。

名词 stove:

1. a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
   同义词：kitchen stove, range, kitchen range, cooking stove
2. any heating apparatus

动词 stave:

1. furnish with staves
   同义词：stave
2. burst or force (a hole) into something
   同义词：stave, stave in

1. The victim's skull had been stove in by a heavy instrument.
   遇害者的头颅是用重物击穿的。
2. There's a saucepan boiling away on the stove.
   炉子上锅里的水一直开著。
3. I have to buy a more economical stove.
   我得买一个更节省燃料的火炉。
4. I slaved away all day over a hot stove to produce this meal, and now they've hardly eaten any of it.
   我一整天围着火热的炉子辛辛苦苦地做出这顿饭，可是他们现在几乎一点儿也没有吃。
5. He cooks his meal with a gas stove.
   他用煤气炉做饭。