A smokestack is a tall chimney that carries smoke away from a factory, a power station, an old steam train or a ship. It is a noun, and it is the American word; British speakers usually say chimney or, for the very tall industrial kind, chimney stack.

A smokestack Smokestack is是 a tall chimney一根高聳的煙囪 that把 carries smoke away煙排出去 from a factory, a power station, an old steam train or a ship從工廠、發電廠、老式蒸汽火車或輪船. It它 is是 a noun名詞, and而且 it is the American word是美式用法; British speakers英式說法 usually say通常說 chimney chimney, or或者 for the very tall industrial kind對非常高的那種工業煙囪, chimney stack chimney stack.

The picture it gives is specific — not a house chimney but a big industrial pipe, often brick or steel, standing high above the roofline so the smoke goes out over people's heads. Because of that picture, the word does extra work.

The picture it gives它給人的畫面 is specific很具體 —— not a house chimney不是家裡的煙囪 but而是 a big industrial pipe一根巨大的工業管子, often brick or steel常常是磚造或鋼造, standing high above the roofline高高立在屋頂線之上 so讓 the smoke goes out over people's heads煙從人們頭頂上方排出去. Because of that picture因為有這個畫面, the word這個字 does extra work還做了額外的工作.

"Smokestack industries" means the old heavy industries — steel, coal, shipbuilding, cars — as opposed to computers and services; people say it when they mean an economy of the past, sometimes with respect for the jobs it gave and sometimes with a shrug at how dirty it was. On ships, the smokestack is called the funnel by sailors, and shipping companies paint their own colours on it so you can tell whose ship it is from far away.

"Smokestack industries" "Smokestack industries" means指的是 the old heavy industries老式重工業 —— steel, coal, shipbuilding, cars鋼鐵、煤礦、造船、汽車 —— as opposed to跟…相對 computers and services電腦業和服務業; people say it人們用這個說法 when they mean是指 an economy of the past過去那種經濟, sometimes with respect有時候帶著敬意 for the jobs it gave對它提供工作機會, and sometimes有時候 with a shrug則聳聳肩 at how dirty it was對它多骯髒. On ships在船上, the smokestack smokestack is called被叫做 the funnel funnel by sailors水手, and而 shipping companies各家船運公司 paint their own colours會漆上自己的顏色 on it在上面 so讓 you can tell人從遠處就能看出 whose ship it is is哪家的船 from far away.