keeve

n. (尤指酿酒,漂白用的)大桶, 洗矿桶

发音

/kiːv/

词形变化

keeves 复数 keeves keeved keeves 三单 keeving keeving 现在分词 keeved 过去式 keeved 过去分词

别名

kieve kive

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A bleaching vat; a kier.

  2. 2.

    A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub.

    烹饪 商务 工程
  3. 3.

    A large vat used in dressing ores.

    商务 采矿
v.
  1. 1.

    To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation.

  2. 2.

    To heave; to tilt, as a cart.

    英国 方言

词源

From Middle English kive, from Old English cȳf (“vat”), from Proto-West Germanic *kūbiju, a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *kūbaz, perhaps from Latin cūpa. Related to French cuve. Doublet of coupe, cup, and hive.

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