jug
noun
uk/dʒʌɡ/us/dʒʌɡ/jugnoun(CONTAINER)
B1[C]UK(USpitcher)
acontainerforholdingliquidsthat has ahandleand ashapedopeningat thetopforpouring:
（带柄及顶部有开口的）壶，罐aglass/plasticjug玻璃／塑料壶
amilk/waterjug奶／水壶
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[C]US(UKpitcher)
alarge, roundcontainerforliquidsthat has aflatbase, ahandle, and a verynarrowraisedopeningat thetopforpouring:
（带柄及顶部有狭窄开口的）大罐awhiskeyjug威士忌酒罐
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[C]
theamountofliquidthat a jugholds:
一大罐的容量；一壶的容量a jugofmilk一罐牛奶
- This jugholdsexactlyonepint.
- Themilkoverflowedwhen Ipouredit into the jug.
- Shefilledthe jug up withcream.
- Hefilledthe jug to thebrim.
Containers for liquids and gases
- aerosol
- amphora
- bottle
- bucket
- canister
- churn
- growler
- hip flask
- hot-water bottle
- hottie
- howler
- oxygen tank
- siphon
- sprayer
- squeeze bottle
- stoup
- stubby
- Thermos
- tin can
- tinnie
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Measurements of volume: informal
jugnoun(PRISON)
[U]UKold-fashionedslang
prison:
监狱，牢房I alwaysknewhe'd end upin (the)jug.我就知道他最后会坐牢的。
Prisons & parts of prisons
- approved school
- Bastille
- boot camp
- borstal
- brig
- dungeon
- gaol
- gaoler
- halfway house
- nick
- open prison
- panopticon
- penal colony
- penitentiary
- straightjacket
- straitjacket
- the gulag
- warden
- warder
- young offender institution