smokestack
gb/smˈoʊkstˌæk/ us/smˈoʊkstˌæk/
B2
Engelsk
kémény, nehézipar
NAVNEORD
B2
1
kémény
A2
Brugsmønster:
a smokestack (on/at [a factory/power plant/ship])
A thick plume rose from the smokestack as the plant started up.
Ahogy beindult az üzem, sűrű füstoszlop szállt fel a kéményből.
Residents complained about soot coming from the smokestack at night.
A lakosok arra panaszkodtak, hogy éjszaka korom jön a kéményből.
The old ship’s smokestack was repainted before it returned to service.
Læringseksempler
Smoke came out of the smokestack.
Füst jött ki a kéményből.
The factory has a tall smokestack.
A gyárnak magas kéménye van.
Typisk fejl:
Learners may confuse smokestack (industrial chimney) with fireplace chimney (a chimney on a house).
Betydning
factory chimney for smoke
Ordforbindelser
factory smokestack
|power-plant smokestack
|a towering smokestack
|a smoking smokestack
|smokestack emissions
|smokestack pollution
|smokestack scrubbers
|smokestack plume
|build a smokestack
|smoke pours from the smokestack
Synonymer
chimney (More general; can refer to a house chimney as well.)
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stack (Common in engineering; can sound more technical or context-dependent.)
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exhaust stack (Emphasizes exhaust gases; often used for engines/ships.)
Temaer
industry
|environment
|engineering
|buildings
Definition
a tall pipe that lets smoke and gases out of a factory or ship
A tall vertical pipe or chimney, especially on a factory, power plant, or ship, that releases smoke and exhaust gases into the air.
NAVNEORD
C1
BUSINESS
2
nehézipar
B2
Brugsmønster:
smokestack + [industry/industries/economy/jobs]
The region has tried to move away from smokestack and into software and biotech.
A térség megpróbált eltávolodni a nehézipartól, és a szoftver- meg a biotechnológia felé fordulni.
Her campaign promised to bring back smokestack jobs to the river towns.
Kampányában azt ígérte, hogy visszahozza a nehézipari munkahelyeket a folyó menti kisvárosokba.
The city’s identity is still tied to smokestack, even as the mills close.
Læringseksempler
The area depended on smokestack jobs.
A környék a nehézipari munkahelyektől függött.
They want to replace smokestack with clean energy.
A nehézipart tiszta energiával akarják felváltani.
Typisk fejl:
Often appears in compounds (e.g., smokestack industries); it usually refers to heavy manufacturing, not literally to smoke.
Betydning
traditional heavy manufacturing sector
Ordforbindelser
smokestack industries
|smokestack economy
|smokestack jobs
|smokestack manufacturing
|smokestack sector
|decline of smokestack industries
|a shift from smokestack to services
|smokestack towns
|smokestack legacy
|smokestack era
Synonymer
heavy industry (More straightforward and neutral; not as evocative about pollution.)
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traditional manufacturing (Emphasizes age/established nature rather than pollution.)
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industrial base (Broader; can include non-polluting industry too.)
Antonymer
service economy (Focuses on services rather than manufacturing.)
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high-tech sector (Contrasts with older, factory-based industries.)
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clean industry (Contrasts with the pollution association of smokestack industries.)
Temaer
business
|economics
|industry
|environment
|politics
Definition
old-style factory industries, often seen as polluting
Heavy manufacturing and similar traditional industries, often associated with large factories, air pollution, and an older industrial economy.
Grammatik
Opslagsform
smokestack
IPA
GB/smˈoʊkstˌæk/
US/smˈoʊkstˌæk/
Stavelser og tryk
smokestack (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (smokestack)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: smokestack
- Plural: smokestacks
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