an enclosed structure in which material can be heated to very high temperatures, e.g. for smelting metals
炉子,熔炉。
an appliance fired by gas or oil in which air or water is heated to be circulated throughout a building in a heating system
(建筑物内的)暖气炉。
used to describe a very hot place
火炉,极闷热的地方
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her car was a furnace. 她的汽车热得像是一个火炉。
"Middle English: from Old French