| 单词 | pint |
| 释义 | pint (once / 478 pages) n A pint is a unit of measurement. A US liquid pint is the same as sixteen ounces — you could order a pint of iced coffee at your local cafe, but it may just confuse the barista. The term pint is more familiar in Britain than the US, although it's used to measure goods in both places. If you order a pint in a pub, you'll get a large glass holding one fluid pint of beer, and in the UK you can also buy pints of milk. British pints are larger than their US counterparts, though — both countries consider a pint to be one-eighth of a gallon, but an Imperial gallon (in Britain or Ireland) is larger. WORD FAMILYpint: pints USAGE EXAMPLESA pint The only man who’s allowed a pint the morning after is Danny Dyer, and only if he’s at Gatwick. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) He recalled how Rommel asked if he needed anything and he replied "a pint of beer, cigarettes and a good meal". BBC(Dec 29, 2016) He cut down on his vices but vowed not to become a “born-again Christian” and continued to enjoy the “odd pint”. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) 1n a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart Hyper United States liquid unit a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System 2n a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches Syn|Hyper dry pint United States dry unit a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System 3n a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters Hyper British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet |
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