"lum" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 煙囪（蘇格蘭方言）

Definition

'Lum' 是蘇格蘭英語中 '煙囪' 的意思，是屋子裡煙從火爐出去的地方。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Lum' 是蘇格蘭的地區詞彙，常見於傳統歌曲、諺語或文學中。標準或現代英語使用 'chimney' 更常見。

Examples

Smoke comes out of the lum when there is a fire inside.

屋裡有火時，煙會從**煙囪**冒出來。

The old house had a big stone lum.

那座老房子有一個很大的石頭**煙囪**。

Birds sometimes build nests in the lum.

鳥有時會在**煙囪**裡築巢。

First thing in the morning, smoke was curling out the cottage lum.

一大早，煙就從小屋的**煙囪**緩緩升起。

In some Scottish songs, you hear about 'keeping the lum reekin''—it means keeping the fire, and the home, alive.

在一些蘇格蘭歌曲裡會聽到“keep the **煙囪** reekin'”，意思是讓火和家庭維持生氣勃勃。

They climbed onto the roof to clear the lum after it got blocked.

他們爬上屋頂清理堵塞的**煙囪**。