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hob

noun
🔊/hɒb/
🔊/hɑːb/
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  1. (British English)
    (North American English stovetop
    🔊/ˈstəʊvtɒp/
    🔊/ˈstəʊvtɑːp/
    )
    the top part of a cooker where food is cooked in pans; a similar surface that is built into a kitchen unit and is separate from the oven炉盘；厨房烤炉搁架
    • an electric/a gas hob电炉／煤气炉炉盘
    • a ceramic hob陶瓷炉
    • A pan of soup was simmering on the hob.一锅汤在锅上。
    • The wok can be used on both gas or electric hobs.这种炒菜锅在燃气炉或电炉炉盘上使用均可。
    Topics Cooking and eatingc2
  2. a metal shelf at the side of a fire, used in the past for heating pans, etc. on（旧时放在炉侧用于加热锅等的）火炉搁架，壁炉搁架
    3. Word Originlate 16th cent. (originally referring to a peg or pin used in throwing games): alteration of hub. Sense (2), ‘metal shelf by a fireplace’, dates from the late 17th cent.