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单词 gallon
释义
gallon
noun
uk
/ˈɡæl.ən/us
/ˈɡæl.ən/
[C]
aunitformeasuringvolume:
加仑
How much does a gallon ofpetrolcost?一加仑汽油要花多少钱？
Animperialgallon, used inBritain, isequalto 4,546cubiccentimetres.根据英国标准加仑，1加仑等于4546立方厘米。
A US gallon isequalto 3,785cubiccentimetres.1美制加仑等于3785立方厘米。
[Cusually plural]informal
alargeamountofliquid:
大量液体
Ilovemilk- Idrinkgallons of thestuff.我喜欢喝牛奶——喝得很多。
More examples
  • Thepriceofpetrolwillriseby 5p a gallon fromtomorrow.
  • My newcardoes 50milesto the gallon (uses one gallon offueltotravel50miles).
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Measurements of volume
  • capacity
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  • cl
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  • dl
  • fl.
  • gal
  • gill
  • heaped
  • heaping
  • litre
  • measure
  • millilitre
  • ml
  • pint
  • pt
  • qt
  • quart
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(Definition ofgallonfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

gallon| American Dictionary

gallon
noun[C]
us
/ˈɡæl·ən/
(abbreviationgal.)
aunitofmeasurementofvolumeofliquidequalto 4quartsor 3.78liters
(Definition ofgallonfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

gallon| Business English

gallon
noun[C]
MEASURES
uk
/ˈɡælən/us
(abbreviationgal.)
in the UK, aunitformeasuringthevolumeof aliquidorgas,equaltoapproximately4.55litres:
Fueltaxis toriseby over 25p a gallon.
in the US, aunitformeasuringthevolumeof aliquid,equaltoapproximately3.79litres:
Theaveragefederally setpriceofmilkisexpectedtorise42cents, to $1.58 a gallon.
(Definition ofgallonfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgallon

gallon
The bore wells, yielding 3,500 gallons per hour during 1985, dwindled to yield 800 gallons per hour in 2001.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Five gallons of wine was to be levied on every half acre of land, and there was to be an additional tax on manpower.
From theCambridge English Corpus
First, it is just more subtle in approach - no crass annihilation or creation of uncountable gallons of water, for example.
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I buy approximately 15 to 20 gallons of gasoline per week.
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Daily household supply fell slightly from 174 gallons per household in 1820 to 166.3 gallons in 1849.
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Such an intention only exists as to the supply of the four gallons of petrol although the coins might induce the buyer to come back.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A reservoir 1,400 feet above sea level and holding 200 million gallons of water burst and caused great devastation and loss of life.
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One acre-inch of groundwater has 22,611 gallons of water.
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If there was no bottom, you could just keep on pouring in ten, twenty, even thirty gallons and it would all just run out.
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To secure a 2:1 dilution, the farm needed 36 million gallons of water per day.
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The system requires approximately 80 gallons of water to fill the water tanks to 50 per cent of their capacity.
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The dirty water is a by product of a wet plucking machine which makes two gallons of water for every bird produced.
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The animals' rows of metallic cages are surrounded by noxious manure lagoons that contain millions of gallons of liquid waste.
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Most tanks sold at pet stores do not exceed 55 gallons; most are around 10-20 gallons and therefore too small for the fish to grow to its proper size.
From theCambridge English Corpus
An acre-foot equals 326,000 gallons of water.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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