backdraft; downdraft
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to backdraft; to downdraft; to have wind blow back down the chimney
Used specifically for stoves, fireplaces, or flues when external wind pressure forces smoke and air back into the room instead of up and out.
Wài外
miàn面
fēng风
tài太
dà大
，
yān烟
cōng囱
dào倒
fēng风
le了
，
wū屋
lǐ里
quán全
shì是
yān烟
。
It's too windy outside; the chimney is backdrafting, and the room is full of smoke.
Zhè这
ge个
lú炉
zi子
shè设
jì计
bù不
hǎo好
，
yī一
guā刮
běi北
fēng风
jiù就
róng容
yì易
dào倒
fēng风
。
This stove is poorly designed; it easily backdrafts when the north wind blows.
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Jiǎn检
chá查
yī一
xià下
yān烟
dào道
，
kě可
néng能
shì是
dǔ堵
le了
cái才
dǎo导
zhì致
dào倒
fēng风
de的
。
Check the flue; it might be blocked, causing the backdraft.