n United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
n a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters
词态变化
原型:gallon
变形:s
常见例句
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A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 36 1/2, at Hamburg 38 1/4.
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The Dutch anker, formerly also used in England, contained about 10 of the old wine gallons, or 8/ imperial gallons.
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an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons n
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n a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it) n you soak and wash your body in a bathtub n a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body n an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons n a town in southwestern England on the River Avon
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a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
