Word · Frequency #23084
magnum
大酒瓶;马格南瓶
a large bottle for wine or liquor
- 1.
A bottle containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard wine bottle.
容量为1.5升的酒瓶,为普通葡萄酒瓶的两倍。
- 2.
A bottle of Magnum Tonic Wine, a fermented mead drink popular among Jamaicans and other Caribbean peoples for its intoxicating effects, vitamins and use as a purported sexual stimulant. The drink is highly associated with dancehall music and Jamaican pop culture.
一瓶马格南补酒,一种发酵蜂蜜酒,流行于牙买加及其他加勒比人,因其致醉效果、维生素和据称的性兴奋作用而受欢迎,与舞厅音乐和牙买加流行文化密切相关。
- 3.
A powerful firearm cartridge, often derived from a shorter, less powerful cartridge calibre that uses the same bullet.
一种威力强大的枪弹,通常源自使用同一弹头的较短、威力较小的同口径枪弹。
- 4.
A handgun that fires a cartridge of this calibre; chiefly a revolver, but rarely an autoloader firing an unusually powerful calibre.
发射此类枪弹的手枪;主要是左轮手枪,罕见发射超强威力口径的自动手枪。
容量为1.5升的酒瓶,为普通葡萄酒瓶的两倍。;一瓶马格南补酒,一种发酵蜂蜜酒,流行于牙买加及其他加勒比人,因其致醉效果、维生素和据称的性兴奋作用而受欢迎,与舞厅音乐和牙买加流行文化密切相关。;一种威力强大的枪弹,通常源自使用同一弹头的较短、威力较小的同口径枪弹。;发射此类枪弹的手枪;主要是左轮手枪,罕见发射超强威力口径的自动手枪。;大
In use
They opened a magnum of champagne at the party.
The wine shop sells both standard bottles and magnums.
He bought a magnum of red wine for the dinner party.
a magnum of [wine/champagne]
magnum 指容量约 1.5 升的大酒瓶,常用于香槟或葡萄酒。
We opened a magnum of champagne to celebrate.
我们开了一瓶大瓶装香槟来庆祝。
[number] magnums of [drink]
复数通常写作 magnums;极少数情况下也会见到拉丁式复数 magna。
He ordered two magnums of red wine for the table.
他为餐桌点了两瓶大瓶装红葡萄酒。
Common mistakes
We bought two magnum of champagne.We bought two magnums of champagne.
Connections
Collocations
- a magnum of champagne
- 一大瓶香槟
- We opened a magnum of champagne to celebrate.我们开了一瓶大香槟庆祝。
- a magnum of wine
- 一大瓶葡萄酒
- He brought a magnum of red wine to dinner.他带了一大瓶红葡萄酒来赴宴。
- magnum bottle
- 大酒瓶(容量约1.5升)
- This vintage is also sold in magnum bottles.这款年份酒也有大瓶装。
- split a magnum
- 分喝一大瓶酒
- We split a magnum at the party.我们在聚会上分喝了一大瓶酒。
Idioms & figurative uses
- magnum opus
- 代表作;杰作Her latest novel is widely considered her magnum opus.她最新的小说被普遍认为是她的代表作。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
马格南(magnum)手枪威力很大,联想'大酒瓶'也是大号容量。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:葡萄酒品鉴、酒类零售 通常用于葡萄酒或香槟的容量规格,在酒类标签、餐厅酒单和品酒讨论中比较常见,属于中性书面语。
Grammar Note
复数通常为 magnums;罕见复数形式为 magna。
Pronunciation & Spelling
同韵词:无。形近词:magnet, magnify, magnitude, magnate, magnolia, magnesium——它们以 magn- 开头,读音均以 /mæɡn/ 开始,但之后的元音和音节不同,不与 magnum /ˈmæɡnəm/ 押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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