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

decantdecant /dɪˈkænt/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYdecant

Origin: 1600-1700 Medieval Latin decantare, from Latin cantus lip of a pouring container

VERB TABLE

decant

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	decant
	he, she, it	decants
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	decanted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have decanted
	he, she, it	has decanted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had decanted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will decant
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have decanted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am decanting
	he, she, it	is decanting
	you, we, they	are decanting
Past	I, he, she, it	was decanting
	you, we, they	were decanting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been decanting
	he, she, it	has been decanting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been decanting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be decanting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been decanting

to pour liquid, especially wine, from one container into another [Origin: 1600–1700 Medieval Latin decantare, from Latin cantus lip of a pouring container]