"gashouse" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 煤气厂

Definition

煤气厂是指生产和储存煤气（尤其来自煤炭）的工厂，曾用于照明、供暖或做饭。这个词现在多为历史用语。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“gashouse” 如今已极少用，仅见于历史场合或地名。近义词有“gasworks”。有时在老地名或文学作品中出现。

Examples

The old gashouse was demolished years ago.

那座老**煤气厂**多年前被拆除了。

A gashouse made gas from coal for street lamps.

**煤气厂**用煤炭为路灯制取煤气。

My grandfather worked at the local gashouse.

我祖父曾在本地的**煤气厂**工作。

Back in the day, our neighborhood always smelled funny because of that gashouse nearby.

以前我们社区附近的**煤气厂**总让这里有股怪味。

They turned the old gashouse into an art gallery last year.

去年他们把那座老**煤气厂**改造成了艺术展馆。

Nobody really calls it the gashouse anymore; that's just what the older folks remember.

现在没人再把它叫**煤气厂**了，只有老人还记得这个名字。