gallon

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中文翻译

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英文解释

n. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters

n. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters

词态变化

复数形式:gallons

常见例句

A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 36 1/2, at Hamburg 38 1/4.

The Dutch anker, formerly also used in England, contained about 10 of the old wine gallons, or 8/ imperial gallons.

an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons n

n a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it) n you soak and wash your body in a bathtub n a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body n an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons n a town in southwestern England on the River Avon

a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)