单词 | beaker |
释义 | beaker n.   1. a tall drinking-vessel, usu. of plastic and tumbler-shaped.   2. a lipped cylindrical glass vessel for scientific experiments.   3. archaic or literary a large drinking-vessel with a wide mouth. Phrases and idioms Beaker Folk Archaeol. a people thought to have come to Britain from Central Europe in the early Bronze Age, named after beaker-shaped pottery found in their graves. Etymology: ME f. ON bikarr, perh. f. Gk bikos drinking-bowl |
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