hearth

noun

/hɑːθ/

/hɑːrθ/

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the floor at the bottom of a fireplace (= the space for a fire in the wall of a room); the area in front of this壁炉炉床；壁炉前的地面
- A log fire roared in the open hearth.柴火在敞开着的壁炉里熊熊燃烧。
- The cat dozed in its favourite spot on the hearth.猫躺在壁炉前它最喜欢的地方打盹。
(literary) home and family life家和家庭生活
- a longing for hearth and home对温暖家庭的渴望

Word OriginOld English heorth, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch haard and German Herd.

BNC: 8936 COCA: 10697

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