cask
英[kɑːsk]
美[kæsk]
词态变化
复数: casks;助记提示
1. case => cassette, cask, casket.中文词源
cask 小木桶,酒桶可能来自case, 箱子。
英文词源
- cask (n.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French casque "cask; helmet," from Spanish casco "skull, cask, helmet," originally "potsherd," from cascar "to break up," from Vulgar Latin *quassicare, frequentative of Latin quassare "to shake, shatter" (see quash). The sense evolution is unclear.
双语例句
- 1. I need a cask of wine and some apples.
- 我需要一桶酒和一些苹果.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. The cask savours of the first fill.
- 酒桶长留初次装酒的香气.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. He drew some cognac from the cask into a tin cannikin.
- 他从酒桶里倒了一些白兰地到一只小锡杯里.
来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
- 4. The capacity of the mixing cask is about forty - one cubic feet.
- 混合箱的容积约等于41立方英尺.
来自辞典例句
- 5. They sell cider at 10 dollars a cask.
- 他们以每桶十美元的价钱出售苹果酒.
来自辞典例句