cask
英 [kɑ?sk]
美[k?sk]
- n. 木桶，桶
- vt. 裝入桶內
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詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?casks;
助記提示
1. case => cassette, cask, casket.
中文詞源
cask 小木桶，酒桶
可能來自case, 箱子。
英文詞源
- cask (n.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French casque "cask; helmet," from Spanish casco "skull, cask, helmet," originally "potsherd," from cascar "to break up," from Vulgar Latin *quassicare, frequentative of Latin quassare "to shake, shatter" (see quash). The sense evolution is unclear.
雙語例句
- 1. I need a cask of wine and some apples.
- 我需要一桶酒和一些蘋果.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. The cask savours of the first fill.
- 酒桶長留初次裝酒的香氣.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. He drew some cognac from the cask into a tin cannikin.
- 他從酒桶里倒了一些白蘭地到一只小錫杯里.
來自英漢文學 - 金銀島
- 4. The capacity of the mixing cask is about forty - one cubic feet.
- 混合箱的容積約等于41立方英尺.
來自辭典例句
- 5. They sell cider at 10 dollars a cask.
- 他們以每桶十美元的價錢出售蘋果酒.
來自辭典例句