*stove/stov; stəʊv/ n [C] 1 a piece of kitchen equipment that you cook on 〔烹饪用的〕炉子; COOKER BrE 【英】: She left a pan of milk on the stove and it boiled over. 她把一锅牛奶放在炉子上烧得溢出来了。 2 a piece of equipment used for heating a room, which burns gas, wood,coal etc 〔取暖用的〕炉子,火炉