【andiron】 - AEAS备考词汇

andiron

UK:  ['ændaɪən]

US:  ['ændaɪən]

复数：andirons  

n.

1.(壁炉的)柴架

1 . When a key turned in the lock, he stepped swiftly and noiselessly to the side of the door, a fireplace andiron held high overhead.
当钥匙在锁孔里转动，他快速而无声的走到门边，手里的壁炉柴架，高高举过头顶。

2 . Kraft had only to wipe off the andiron and a few ot her surfaces to eliminate any fingerprints he might have left behind.
卡夫特只是擦了柴架和其他一些地方，除去他可能留下的指纹。

3 . Tom got out his chiefest jewel, a brass knob from the top of an andiron, and passed it around her so that she could see it, and said.
74汤姆把他最珍贵的宝贝，一个壁炉柴架顶上的铜把手，拿出来从她背后绕过去给她看，说。