| 单词 | urn |
| 释义 | urn (once / 1733 pages) n An urn is a large, hollow vase that's usually made of metal or clay. Some urns are used for making coffee or tea, others are made to put someone’s ashes in. Go figure. Urn is probably from the Latin word urna for "a jar or vessel," but some say it’s from another Latin word urere which means, "to burn.” While some urns are used for making hot drinks, the most common use of an urn is holding the ashes of a dead person. Most urns are decorated. “Ode to a Grecian Urn” by the Romantic poet John Keats (1820), is a poem about the figures on a classical Greek urn. WORD FAMILYurn: urns USAGE EXAMPLESBarron says that inside the boxes was an urn holding his father’s ashes, family photographs dating back generations and antique Asian teapots and vases. Washington Times(Dec 22, 2016) Before he died, he buried the cremated ashes of her twin sister, who died at birth, in an urn inside the submerged vessel. Wall Street Journal(Dec 07, 2016) She was among thousands of Cubans watching as the urn with Mr Castro's ashes was driven past the historic Moncada barracks in Santiago. BBC(Dec 03, 2016) 1n a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet Hyper vase an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers 2n a large pot for making coffee or tea Hypo|Hyper coffee urn an urn in which coffee is made and kept hot samovara metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for tea tea urnan urn in which tea is brewed and from which it is served pot metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid |
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