flue
flue — 名詞
- fluesingular
- fluesplural
1. a hollow channel, usually inside a chimney or wall, that allows smoke and hot ga
煙道
排放煙氣的管道
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.
煙囪清潔工清除了煙道裡的一大塊堵塞物，讓煙霧能再次順利上升。
chimney sweep + blockage — cleaning/care context
Kian's uncle showed him how to open the flue before lighting the living-room fire.
Kian 的叔叔在點燃客廳的爐火之前，教他如何打開煙道。
The restaurant closed for a day because a bird's nest blocked the flue.
那家餐廳因為鳥巢堵塞了煙道，關門了一天。
The old fireplace smoked badly, so Theo called a sweep to check the flue.
老舊的壁爐煙冒得很厲害，Theo 請了煙囪清潔工來檢查煙道。
A blocked flue can cause dangerous smoke to fill the rooms of a house.
煙道堵塞會導致危險的煙霧充滿屋內的各個房間。
- 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.