금속을 제련하거나 재료를 고온으로 가열하기 위해 만들어진 밀폐된 구조물.
An enclosed structure in which material can be heated to very high temperatures, typically for smelting metals or industrial processes.
예문:
"The steel plant operates a massive blast furnace that runs twenty-four hours a day."
"Workers used long iron rods to stir the molten glass inside the furnace."
건물 전체에 따뜻한 공기나 물을 순환시키기 위해 연료를 태우는 중앙 난방 장치.
An appliance, often located in a basement, that burns fuel to heat air or water for a building's heating system.
예문:
"We need to replace the old oil furnace with a more energy-efficient natural gas model."
"A strange banging noise was coming from the furnace in the basement."
숨이 막힐 정도로 온도가 매우 높은 장소나 상태를 비유적으로 이르는 말.
A place or situation that is extremely hot.
예문:
"The unventilated kitchen felt like a furnace during the midday rush."
"The desert sun turned the interior of the tent into a virtual furnace."
사람의 인격이나 신념을 단련하는 혹독한 시련이나 고난.
A severe test or trial that strengthens or changes someone's character.
예문:
"The young soldier was forged in the furnace of war."
"Their friendship was tested in the furnace of shared adversity."