柯林斯詞典furnace /?f??n?s/ (furnaces) 1. N-COUNT A furnace is a container or enclosed space in which a very hot fire is made, for example, to melt metal, burn rubbish, or produce heat for a building or house. 熔爐; 火爐 返回 furnace劍橋詞典a container that is heated to a very high temperature , so that substances that are put inside it, such as metal , will melt or burn 熔爐 People who work with furnaces in a steel factory need to wear protective clothing . 鋼廠里在熔爐邊工作的人都需要穿防護服。 This room's like a furnace (= is very hot )! 這個房間熱得像熔爐！ US a piece of equipment for heating a building 暖氣爐 It's cold in here - should I turn on the furnace? 這里很冷——要不要我把暖氣爐打開？ 返回 furnace