gallon

英 [ˈɡælən]

美 [ˈɡælən]

n.  加仑(液量单位，在英国、加拿大及其他一些国家约等于4.5升，在美国约等于3.8升，一加仑为四夸脱)

复数：gallons　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.6013

牛津词典

noun

• 加仑（液量单位，在英国、加拿大及其他一些国家约等于4.5升，在美国约等于3.8升，一加仑为四夸脱）
  a unit for measuring liquid. In the UK, Canada and other countries it is equal to about 4.5 litres; in the US it is equal to about 3.8 litres. There are four quarts in a gallon.

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 加仑（液量单位，1加仑等于8品脱，英制等于4.564升，美制等于3.785升）
  Agallonis a unit of measurement for liquids that is equal to eight pints. In Britain, it is equal to 4.564 litres. In America, it is equal to 3.785 litres.
  1. ...80 million gallons of water a day.
     每天8千万加仑水
  2. ...a gasoline tax of 4.3 cents a gallon.
     每加仑4.3分的汽油税

英英释义

noun

• United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
  Synonym:gal
• a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters
  Synonym:Imperial galloncongius

双语例句

• A gallon of gasoline and the nylon overalls fall into the valley.
  一加仑汽油和尼龙变乱裤落进了山谷。
• Unleaded gasoline rose more than a penny a gallon.
  无铅汽油每加仑涨了1分多。
• I need a gallon of petrol.
  我需要一加仑汽油。
• You'd be more than welcome here, because gasoline reaches$ 7 a gallon.
  你会比这里更受欢迎，因为汽油达到每加仑7美元。
• 18 eggs and a gallon of buttermilk.
  18个鸡蛋和一加仑乳酪。
• Critics have zeroed in on his plan to raise gasoline taxes 10 cents a gallon.
  批评者将矛头对准他打算将汽油税每加仑提高10美分的计划上。
• While you are about it, top me with a gallon or so of unleaded.
  趁你现在修车，请给我加1加仑左右的无铅汽油把油箱灌满。
• My car does forty miles to the gallon.
  我的汽车每加仑汽油跑四十英里。
• Housewives can economize by buying their milk in gallon containers.
  家庭主妇可以购买加仑装的牛奶而节省开支。
• We can increase auto fuel economy standards to 40 miles per gallon.
  我们可以将汽车燃料的节约标准提高到40英里/加仑。