samovar
/sam-uh-vahr, sam-uh-vahr/US // ˈsæm əˌvɑr, ˌsæm əˈvɑr //UK // (ˈsæməˌvɑː, ˌsæməˈvɑː) //
萨摩耶,萨莫瓦,萨莫拉,萨姆瓦
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n.名词 noun
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- : a metal urn, used especially by Russians for heating water for making tea.
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Examples
He would offer him bread and salt, the burning charcoal would be put into the "samovar," and he would be made quite at home.
Some of the water from a great pot standing on the top of the stove was poured into the samovar.
A lamp was lighted, the samovar placed on the table, and a little charcoal fire lit under it.
Then he advanced to a divan beside a teakwood table on which stood a large copper samovar.
He kept his narrow-eyed gaze stubbornly fixed upon the reflection of his face in the glittering brass of the samovar.
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