/paɪnt; paɪnt/
n
1 (abbr 缩写 pt)
(a) (Brit) unit of measure for liquids and some dry goods, --- of a gallon (equal to 0.568 of a litre) 品脱（液量或某些乾量的计量单位, 等于---加仑, 或0.568升）
*a pint of beer, milk, shrimps 一品脱啤酒、牛奶、小虾.
(b) (US) similar measure (equal to 0.473 of a litre) 品脱（等于0.473升）. =>App
5 见附录5.
2 this quantity of (esp) milk or beer 一品脱（尤指）牛奶或啤酒
*They stopped at the pub for a pint. 他们到酒店喝了一品脱的啤酒.
3 (idm 习语) put a quart into a pint pot => quart.

n[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: pinte, from Medieval Latin pincta, from Latin, past participle of pingere 'to paint'; probably because a mark was painted on a bottle to show how much it contained]
written abbreviationpt
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
pint of
　Add two pints of water to the mixture.
　half a pint of milk
　a pint glass (=a glass which will hold a pint of liquid)
BrE a pint of beer, especially one that you drink in a bar
→half
　He's gone down the pub for a quick pint.