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stove

/ˈstoʊv/ American
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  • n. 炉子, 火炉
Definition
  • n. a piece of equipment used for cooking or heating
Example
She left a pot of soup simmering on the stove.
她把一锅汤留在炉子上慢炖。
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Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析

Compared meaning: a kitchen appliance for cooking (noun).

比较义项:厨房里用于烹饪的炉灶设备(名词)。

  • range

    Refers to a combined cooktop-and-oven appliance, usually a standalone unit; typical of appliance ads, real-estate listings, and more formal or technical descriptions of a kitchen.

    指炉灶与烤箱一体的厨房电器,通常是独立的一体机;多见于家电广告、房产介绍等较正式或专业的厨房描述中。

    The new kitchen has a stainless steel range with six gas burners and a double oven.

    这间新厨房配有一台不锈钢炉灶,带六个燃气灶眼和双层烤箱。

  • stove 本词

    The everyday, more general word for the appliance; often used loosely to mean just the burners or cooktop, and is the natural choice in casual, spoken descriptions.

    是更日常、更通用的说法,常被泛指为灶台或炉眼部分,是口语中描述厨房用具时更自然的选择。

    She left a pot of soup simmering on the stove.

    她把一锅汤留在炉子上慢炖。

Range and stove both mean a kitchen cooking appliance, often used interchangeably. Range refers to a combined stovetop-and-oven unit, common in ads or real-estate listings, and sounds formal. Stove is the everyday word, sometimes meaning the burners. Stove's other meaning, 'a heater', is not compared.

这两个词都指厨房里用来做饭的炉灶设备,日常口语中常可互换,但语气和侧重不同;这里不比较 stove 表示“取暖炉”的另一义项。