stove¹ ◙ noun 1. an apparatus for cooking or heating that operates by burning fuel or using electricity • （烹饪或取暖用的）炉，火炉，电炉 [Brit.] a hothouse for plants • [英] 温室 ◙ verb, [with obj.] 1. fumigate or disinfect (a house) with sulphur or other fumes • （用硫磺等烟雾）烟熏；消毒（房屋） 2. treat (an object) by heating it in a stove in order to apply a desired surface coating • （为了喷涂表层而）在炉中对（物体）进行热处理 3. [Brit.] force or raise (plants) in a hothouse • [英] 在温室中加速（植物）生长，培植（植物）
【语源】
1. Middle English (in the sense 'sweating-room'): from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German stove; perhaps related to the noun stew. Current verb senses date from the early 17th centstove² 1. past and past participle of stave • stave的过去式和过去分词