Word · Frequency #7779

frail

/freɪl/

noun

灯芯草篮（主要用于装葡萄干、无花果等干果）

a basket made of rushes, used chiefly for holding dried fruit such as raisins or figs

1.
A basket made of rushes, used chiefly to hold figs and raisins.
用灯心草制成的篮子,主要用于装无花果和葡萄干
2.
Synonym of farasola (“old unit of weight”).
farasola的同义词(“旧重量单位”)
3.
the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
一篮葡萄干或无花果的重量；在50到75磅之间
4.
The quantity of fruit or other items contained in a frail.
装在灯心草篮中的水果或其他物品的数量
5.
a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
装干果(尤其是葡萄干或无花果)的篮子
6.
A rush for weaving baskets.
编织篮子的灯心草

一篮（干果等的）量；一满篮葡萄干或无花果的重量（传统上为50至75磅）；灯芯草（编篮用）；同 farasola（旧重量单位）；用灯心草制成的篮子,主要用于装无花果和葡萄干

In use

The farmer packed the raisins into a frail and sold it for a good price.

农民把葡萄干装进一个篮子，卖了个好价钱。

Each frail of figs weighs about 60 pounds, so we need to ship 10 frails in total.

每篮无花果重约60磅，所以我们总共需要运送10篮。

She bought two frails of dried fruit from the market.

她从市场买了两篮干果。

a frail of raisins: 一篮葡萄干; He bought a frail of raisins from the market.他从市场上买了一篮葡萄干。
a frail of figs: 一篮无花果; The merchant displayed a frail of figs.商人展示了一篮无花果。
frail basket: 盛干果的篮子; The frail basket was woven from reeds.这个盛干果的篮子是用芦苇编的。
packed in frails: 装在篮子里(包装); The dried fruits were packed in frails for shipping.这些干果装在篮子里运输。

形容词frail是‘虚弱的’，但名词frail却是能装50-75磅水果的结实篮子，反差助记。

All listed words share the exact same rhyme /eɪl/ as 'frail' (note spelling: -ail). No common lookalikes that differ in pronunciation are included.

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