gallon

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n. 加仑 [医] 加仑

发音

US /ˈɡælən/
其它 /ˈɡælən/

词形变化

gallons 复数 gallons

别名

gal gal.

教材释义与例句

名词

加仑（容量单位）

a unit for measuring liquids, equal to eight pints. In Britain this is 4.55 litres, and in the US it is 3.79 litres.

a 20 gallon fish tank

一个20加仑的鱼缸

The car does about 50 miles per gallon.

这辆车每加仑油能开50英里左右。

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints

    加仑

  2. 2.

    exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon

    加拿大
  3. 3.

    231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon")

    美国
  4. 4.

    one-eighth of a U.S. bushel or approximately 4.405 liters for dry goods (a "U.S. dry gallon").

    加仑

    美国
  5. 5.

    A large quantity (of any liquid).

    非正式 复数形式

    The pipe burst and gallons of water flooded into the kitchen.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

gal congius imperial gallon

部分词 1

quart

整体词 4

barrel bushel bbl firkin

相关短语

gasoline gallon equivalent imperial gallon [化] 英国加仑(合4.546升) [医] 加仑(英制容量单位4.546升) [经] 英加仑(=4.546升) Winchester gallon wine gallon Roman gallon gasoline-equivalent gallon ale gallon corn gallon

词源

From Middle English gallon, galoun, galun, from Old Northern French galun, galon (“liquid measure”) (compare Old French jalon), from Late Latin galum, galus (“measure of wine”), from Vulgar Latin *galla (“vessel”), possibly from Gaulish *galla, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“goblet”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κύλιξ (kúlix, “cup”), Sanskrit कलश (kalaśa, “jar, pitcher; measure of liquid”). Related to Old French gille (“wine measure”) (from Medieval Latin gillō (“earthenware jar”)), Old French jale (“bowl”), Old French jaloie (“measure of capacity”).

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