flue
flue — noun
- fluesingular
- fluesplural
1. a hollow channel, usually inside a chimney or wall, that allows smoke and hot ga
a hollow channel, usually inside a chimney or wall, that allows smoke and hot gases from a fire, stove, or heating system to flow upward and escape outside a building.
A chimney sweep removed a blockage from the flue so the smoke could rise again.
chimney sweep + blockage — cleaning/care context
Kian's uncle showed him how to open the flue before lighting the living-room fire.
The restaurant closed for a day because a bird's nest blocked the flue.
The old fireplace smoked badly, so Theo called a sweep to check the flue.
A blocked flue can cause dangerous smoke to fill the rooms of a house.
- chimney
broader; refers to the whole structure above a roof, not just the inner channel
- vent
more general; can refer to any opening that lets air or gas in or out
- smoke pipe
less common and more informal; used especially for stoves and furnaces
文法句型
a + flue
the + flue
flue + noun
用法筆記
Commonly used with verbs like 'clean', 'sweep', 'block', and adjectives like 'blocked', 'open', 'narrow'. In everyday speech, people often say 'chimney' for the whole structure and 'flue' for the inner pipe or channel.