pint
n. 品脱(干量或液量的单位) [医] 量磅, 品脱
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教材释义与例句
品脱；一品脱的量；一品脱牛奶或啤酒
a unit for measuring an amount of liquid, especially beer or milk. In Britain a pint is equal to 0.568 litres, and in the US it is equal to 0.473 litres.
He's gone down the pub for a quick pint.
他去小酒馆匆匆喝上一品脱啤酒。
释义与例句
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A unit of volume, equivalent to:
one eighth of a gallon, specifically:
20 fluid ounces, approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint).
品脱
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A unit of volume, equivalent to:
one eighth of a gallon, specifically:
one half quart.
16 US fluid ounces [473 millilitres] for liquids (a US liquid pint) or
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A unit of volume, equivalent to:
one eighth of a gallon, specifically:
one half quart.
approximately 33.6 cubic inches [550.6 cubic centimeters] for dry goods (a US dry pint).
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A unit of volume, equivalent to:
12 fluid ounces.
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A pint of milk.
Please leave three pints tomorrow, milkman.
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A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.
英国A couple of pints please, barman.
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A unit of volume, equivalent to:
1.696 liters.
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From Middle English pinte, from Old French pinte, assumed from Vulgar Latin *pincta (“a mark used to indicate a level of quantity against a larger measure”), from Latin picta (“painted”), from Latin pingō (“paint”, verb). Doublet of pinto and Pinto.
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