hearth

hearth
/hɑ:θ; hɑrθ/ n
1
(a) floor of a fireplace （壁炉的）炉床
    a fire burning in the hearth 在炉床里燃烧的火.
(b) area in front of this 炉前区域; 壁炉边
    slippers warming on/by the hearth 放在壁炉边烤著的拖鞋.
2 (fig 比喻) home 家: a longing for hearth and home 渴望家庭的温暖.

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