pint

名词 pint:

1. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
2. a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches
   同义词：dry pint
3. a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart

1. He ordered himself a pint of beer.
   他要了一品脱啤酒。
2. He drank a pint of milk in one go.
   他一口气喝了一品脱牛奶。
3. A pint of bitter, please.
   请来一品脱苦啤酒。
4. He is quaffing his beer by the pint.
   他论品脱地大喝啤酒。
5. I bought a pint of milk in the store.
   我在这家商店里买了一品脱牛奶。

pint

n.Abbr. p.,pt.（名词）缩写 p.,pt.

A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to !/8 gallon or ' ounces (0.473 liter).
品脱：美制容量或体积单位，用于液量单位，等于!/8加仑或'盎司(0.473升）
A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in dry measure, equal to !/' peck or ô quart (0.55 liter).
（干量单位）品脱：美制容量或体积的干量单位，等于!/'配克或ô夸脱(0.55升）
A unit of volume or capacity in the British Imperial System, used in dry and liquid measure, equal to 0.5'8 liter.See table at measurement
（英制）品脱：英制容量或体积单位，用于液量或干量单位，等于0.5'8升参见 measurement

A container with a pint capacity.
一品脱的量器或容器
The amount of a substance that can be held in such a container.
一品脱容器的东西：这种容器中装的东西的量
n.attributive.（定语名词）
Often used to modify another noun:
一品脱（的）：常用来修饰另一名词：
例句：
pint bottles; pint capacity.
一品脱瓶；一品脱容量

来源：
Middle English pinte [a unit of volume]
中古英语 pinte [体积单位]
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Vulgar Latin *poncta [mark on a container] [from feminine of] .ponctus
源自 俗拉丁语 *poncta [容器上的标志] [] 源自·ponctus的阴性词
past participle of Latin pingere [to paint] * see peig-
拉丁语 pingere的过去分词 [涂，画] *参见 peig-