cask

• n. 木桶，桶
• vt. 裝入桶內

可能來自case, 箱子。

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.

1. I need a cask of wine and some apples.

我需要一桶酒和一些蘋果.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. The cask savours of the first fill.

酒桶長留初次裝酒的香氣.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. He drew some cognac from the cask into a tin cannikin.

他從酒桶裏倒了一些白蘭地到一隻小錫杯裏.

來自英漢文學 - 金銀島

4. The capacity of the mixing cask is about forty - one cubic feet.

混合箱的容積約等於41立方英尺.

來自辭典例句

5. They sell cider at 10 dollars a cask.

他們以每桶十美元的價錢出售蘋果酒.

來自辭典例句