cask

/kɑːsk/ (bre, ipa) · /kæsk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkask/ (ame, mw)

cask — noun

  • casksingular
  • casksplural

1. a round wooden container, usually made with metal bands around it, used for keep

1.名詞B2
釋義

a round wooden container, usually made with metal bands around it, used for keeping and transporting liquids such as wine, beer, or oil

例句

Amir rolled the heavy cask of olive oil down the ramp into the cellar.

collocation: heavy cask + preposition of movement

The old wine cask in Diego's restaurant sat there for over thirty years.

同義詞
  • barrel

    more general — can be any material (metal, plastic, wood) and any size

  • keg

    smaller than a cask, typically metal, used especially for beer

  • drum

    cylindrical metal or plastic container for oil, chemicals, or bulk goods

  • vat

    a very large container, often fixed in place, used for industrial volumes of liquid

用法筆記

Distinguish from 'barrel': a cask is almost always made of wood and used for liquids, especially alcoholic drinks, while a barrel can be metal or plastic and hold dry goods too.

常見錯誤

❌The oil was stored in huge metal casks on the ship.
✅The oil was stored in huge metal drums on the ship.
💡a cask is made of wood; large metal containers for oil or chemicals are called drums, not casks.

2. the entire contents of one cask — used when talking about how much liquid there

2.名詞B2
釋義

the entire contents of one cask — used when talking about how much liquid there is, or when the container and the drink inside are counted together

例句

Kwame ordered a cask of ale for the village festival next month.

pattern: ordered + a cask of + drink + for an event

The monastery bought two casks of mead every autumn from a nearby farm.

同義詞
  • barrel

    also used as a measure ('a barrel of oil'), but usually for much larger volumes

  • keg

    a smaller measure, common in modern beer ordering

文法句型

a cask of + liquid

用法筆記

Always followed by 'of' and a liquid: 'a cask of wine', 'two casks of ale'. This sense measures quantity, not the container itself — when you order 'a cask of beer', you are buying the beer, not just the wooden vessel.