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cask的意思

cask
英式音标[kæsk]
美式英标[kɑːsk]

基本解释

n. 木桶,桶

vt. 装入桶内

中文词源

cask 小木桶,酒桶

可能来自case, 箱子。

英文词源

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.

实用例句

1. I need a cask of wine and some apples.
我需要一桶酒和一些苹果.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The cask savours of the first fill.
酒桶长留初次装酒的香气.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. He drew some cognac from the cask into a tin cannikin.
他从酒桶里倒了一些白兰地到一只小锡杯里.
来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
4. The capacity of the mixing cask is about forty - one cubic feet.
混合箱的容积约等于41立方英尺.
来自辞典例句
5. They sell cider at 10 dollars a cask.
他们以每桶十美元的价钱出售苹果酒.
来自辞典例句