"tun" in Chinese (Simplified)
大桶(酒桶、容量单位)
Definition
“tun”是一种非常大的桶,通常用来储存葡萄酒、啤酒或油等液体。它也指一种历史上的液体容量计量单位,常用于酿酒或酿造业。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“tun” 多用于历史、科学或酿酒语境,与“ton”(吨,重量单位)发音相似但含义不同。
Examples
The winery uses a giant tun for aging red wine.
酒厂用一个巨大的**大桶**来陈酿红葡萄酒。
A tun can hold thousands of liters of liquid.
一个**大桶**可以装几千升液体。
Old ships carried fresh water in a wooden tun.
老船只用木制**大桶**装淡水。
They discovered an ancient tun buried beneath the stone floor of the cellar.
他们在酒窖的石地板下发现了一个古老的**大桶**。
In the Middle Ages, a tun was a standard measure for wine trade across Europe.
中世纪时,**大桶**是欧洲葡萄酒贸易的标准容量单位。
That's not just a barrel—that's a whole tun of cider in the corner!
那可不只是个小桶,角落里是一整**大桶**的苹果酒啊!