[number] gallon(s) of [liquid]
gallon前加数字,复数用gallons。
We need two gallons of milk.
我们需要两加仑牛奶。
加仑
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
加仑
a unit of volume equal to eight pints
We need two gallons of milk.
我们需要两加仑牛奶。
体积单位,等于8品脱
A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
美国液量单位,等于4夸脱或3.785升
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
英制容量单位(液量或干量),等于4夸脱或4.545升
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters
The recipe calls for a gallon of milk.
这个食谱需要一加仑牛奶。
We bought two gallons of paint to cover the walls.
我们买了两加仑油漆来刷墙。
How many gallons of water does this tank hold?
这个水箱能装多少加仑水?
gallon前加数字,复数用gallons。
We need two gallons of milk.
我们需要两加仑牛奶。
per gallon表示每加仑。
Gasoline costs $3.50 per gallon.
汽油每加仑3.50美元。
The tank holds 10 gallons.
这个油箱能装10加仑。
Not this
I need two gallon of milk.
Use this
I need two gallons of milk.
gallon 是可数名词,表示两个或以上的计量单位时,必须用复数形式 gallons。
Not this
He bought gallon of paint.
Use this
He bought a gallon of paint.
可数名词单数前通常需要不定冠词 a/an,表示“一(个)”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一加仑的
He bought a gallon of milk.
他买了一加仑牛奶。
每加仑
The car gets 30 miles per gallon.
这辆车每加仑行驶30英里。
加仑容器
Please bring a gallon container for the water.
请带一个加仑容器来装水。
加仑罐
She filled a gallon jug with lemonade.
她将一个加仑罐装满了柠檬水。
大量(数加仑的)
The tank holds gallons of fuel.
这个油箱能装数加仑燃料。
Use gallon naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一个巨大的加仑桶(gallon),谐音‘加仑’,桶上标着4夸脱(quarts),记住1加仑=4夸脱。
neutral
复数形式为 gallons。
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