lees

lees — noun

1. the fine-grained deposits that collect on the floor of a barrel or bottle holdin

1.名詞C1
釋義

the fine-grained deposits that collect on the floor of a barrel or bottle holding fermented drinks such as wine, beer, or cider, either during the production stage or after long storage.

例句

The winemaker poured off the clear wine, leaving the lees behind in the barrel.

leave the lees behind in [container]

Bao noticed a thick layer of lees at the bottom of his homemade cider jar.

layer of lees at the bottom of

同義詞
  • dregs

    more general term for any unwanted solid left at the bottom; less technical and slightly more negative in connotation

  • sediment

    broader term that covers solid matter in any liquid, not limited to alcoholic drinks or fermentation

  • grounds

    used only for coffee sediment; never used for wine or beer

文法句型

the lees

leave the lees

settle as lees

用法筆記

Always used in the plural form and takes a plural verb. Commonly paired with verbs like 'settle', 'leave', 'filter', and 'pour off'. In winemaking contexts, 'sur lie' (French for 'on the lees') describes a technique where wine is aged in contact with the lees for added complexity.

常見錯誤

❌The lees is thick and dark.
✅The lees are thick and dark.
💡'Lees' requires a plural verb even though it refers to a single mass of sediment.
❌The lees has settled at the bottom.
✅The lees have settled at the bottom.
💡Always use 'have', 'were', 'are' with 'lees', never 'has', 'was', or 'is'.