pint
美音:
[paınt
]英音:
[paınt
]n.品脱
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pint
/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.
pint
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 abbreviationpta 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
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half He's gone down the pub for a quick pint.
1. Don´t put a quart into a pint pot. 不要做不可能做到的事。
2. Staying up late to read, soaking in the bath, eating a whole pint of ice cream at one sitting, moving at your own pace. 你可以熬夜读书、大泡浴缸、坐下一口气吃掉整整一品脱的雪糕。你可以按自己的节奏行动。
3. Can I have a pint of beer please? 我要一品脱啤酒。
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