| 释义 |
bat·tel
I. \ˈbad.əl, -atəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: perhaps from battle (V)
: the account for college expenses at Oxford University; specifically : the account for board and provisions supplied from the college kitchen — usually used in plural
< Father would have the money put by for my first year's battels — Thomas Wood †1950 >
II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to have an account with or to be supplied with provisions from a college kitchen or buttery at Oxford University |