Word · Frequency #6013
gallon
加仑
核心释义
a unit of volume equal to eight pints
- 1.
体积单位,等于8品脱
A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
- 2.
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
- 3.
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
美制加仑;英制加仑;体积单位,等于8品脱;美国液量单位,等于4夸脱或3.785升;英制容量单位(液量或干量),等于4夸脱或4.545升
用法In use
The recipe calls for a gallon of milk.
用法提示:gallon 为可数名词单数,表示体积单位“加仑”。
We bought two gallons of paint to cover the walls.
用法提示:gallons 是 gallon 的复数形式,与数词 two 搭配。
How many gallons of water does this tank hold?
用法提示:gallon 用复数形式 gallons 表示计量水的体积单位。
[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。
[cost] per gallon
per gallon表示每加仑。
Gasoline costs $3.50 per gallon.
汽油每加仑3.50美元。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a gallon of
- 一加仑的
- He bought a gallon of milk.他买了一加仑牛奶。
- per gallon
- 每加仑
- The car gets 30 miles per gallon.这辆车每加仑行驶30英里。
- gallon container
- 加仑容器
- Please bring a gallon container for the water.请带一个加仑容器来装水。
- gallon jug
- 加仑罐
- She filled a gallon jug with lemonade.她将一个加仑罐装满了柠檬水。
- gallons of
- 大量(数加仑的)
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
neutral
语法说明Grammar Note
复数形式为 gallons。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'talon' shares the exact stressed vowel /æ/ and ending /lən/ with 'gallon'. 'Melon' and 'felon' have /ɛ/, while 'colon' has /oʊ/, 'pylon' has /aɪ/, and 'salon' has /ə/ and a different vowel. These are lookalikes but not rhymes.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.