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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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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : 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.