"stoker" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 司炉工

Definition

司炉工是指负责把燃料（如煤炭）加到火炉或锅炉中的人，尤其是在蒸汽机、船只或火车上。这个词也可以指自动供煤的机械装置。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“司炉工”多见于蒸汽机、船只等历史背景，现在很少用，多用于讲述历史或在一些工业场合。

Examples

The stoker added coal to the ship’s furnace every hour.

这位**司炉工**每小时都往船上的锅炉加煤。

A stoker works in the engine room of a steam train.

**司炉工**在蒸汽火车的机舱工作。

The old steamship still needs a stoker to keep it running.

这艘老蒸汽船仍然需要**司炉工**来维持运转。

Back in the day, being a stoker on a ship was a tough, sweaty job.

过去，在船上做**司炉工**是一份非常辛苦又热的工作。

These days, a stoker is more likely to be a mechanical system than a person.

如今，**司炉工**更常指自动化系统，而不是人。

My grandfather loved telling stories about his days working as a stoker on the railroad.

我祖父很喜欢讲他当年在铁路当**司炉工**的故事。