英语词汇“decant”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

de·cant

(dĭ-kănt)

tr.v. de·cant·ed, de·cant·ing, de·cants

1. To pour off (wine, for example) without disturbing the sediment.

2. To pour (a liquid) from one container into another.

3. To aerate (a wine) by pouring it into a spacious vessel and leaving it exposed to the air for a period of time: decanted the wine for twenty minutes before serving.

[Medieval Latin dēcanthāre : Latin dē-, de- + Latin canthus, rim of a wheel or vessel (of Celtic origin).]

de′can·tation (dē′kăn-tāshən) n.

单词	decant
释义	de·cant (dĭ-kănt) tr.v. de·cant·ed, de·cant·ing, de·cants 1. To pour off (wine, for example) without disturbing the sediment. 2. To pour (a liquid) from one container into another. 3. To aerate (a wine) by pouring it into a spacious vessel and leaving it exposed to the air for a period of time: decanted the wine for twenty minutes before serving. [Medieval Latin dēcanthāre : Latin dē-, de- + Latin canthus, rim of a wheel or vessel (of Celtic origin).] de′can·tation (dē′kăn-tāshən) n.
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