stove
A stove is a large piece of kitchen equipment used for cooking food. It provides heat through burners on the top or an enclosed space called an oven.
Exemplos
3 de 5I am cooking a large pot of soup on the stove for dinner.
I am cooking a large pot of soup on the stove for dinner.
The residential unit is furnished with a high-efficiency electric stove.
The residential unit is furnished with a high-efficiency electric stove.
Don't touch the stove; it's still super hot!
Don't touch the stove; it's still super hot!
Família de palavras
Dica de memorização
Think of the letters 'ST' in STove: you use it to make STew and it produces STeam.
Quiz rápido
Please turn off the ___ after you finish boiling the eggs.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: stove
Exemplos
I am cooking a large pot of soup on the stove for dinner.
everydayI am cooking a large pot of soup on the stove for dinner.
The residential unit is furnished with a high-efficiency electric stove.
formalThe residential unit is furnished with a high-efficiency electric stove.
Don't touch the stove; it's still super hot!
informalDon't touch the stove; it's still super hot!
The transition from wood-burning to gas stoves significantly changed domestic labor.
academicThe transition from wood-burning to gas stoves significantly changed domestic labor.
Our restaurant supplies division offers a variety of commercial-grade stoves.
businessOur restaurant supplies division offers a variety of commercial-grade stoves.
Família de palavras
Colocações comuns
Frases Comuns
hot off the stove
recently cooked and fresh
stovetop cooking
cooking using the burners on top of the stove
on the stove
currently being cooked
Frequentemente confundido com
The stove refers to the entire unit or the top burners, while the oven is the enclosed box used for baking.
A range is a specific type of stove that includes both burners and an oven in one unit; 'stove' is more general.
Notas de uso
In American English, 'stove' is the most common term for the appliance. In British English, 'cooker' is often used instead.
Erros comuns
Learners sometimes use 'stove' to mean only the oven part. Remember that 'on the stove' usually refers to the top surface (the burners).
Dica de memorização
Think of the letters 'ST' in STove: you use it to make STew and it produces STeam.
Origem da palavra
Derived from the Old English 'stofa', which originally meant a heated room or a bath-house.
Padrões gramaticais
Contexto cultural
In many Western cultures, the stove is considered the 'heart' of the kitchen where family meals are prepared.
Quiz rápido
Please turn off the ___ after you finish boiling the eggs.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: stove
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