hogshead

/ˈhȯgz-ˌhed ˈhägz-/ (ame, mw)

hogshead — 名詞

1. a very large wooden barrel, traditionally used for storing and transporting liqu

1.名詞C2
釋義

大桶

大型木製容器，用於儲存液體

a very large wooden barrel, traditionally used for storing and transporting liquids such as wine, beer, cider, or tobacco, holding between 60 and 65 imperial gallons.

例句

The cooper carefully fitted new iron bands around the hogshead before filling it with cider.

桶匠小心地將新鐵箍裝上大桶，然後裝滿蘋果酒。

collocation: hogshead of [beverage]

Each hogshead of rum was rolled down the wooden ramp into the ship's cargo hold.

每一大桶蘭姆酒都沿著木頭斜坡滾進船隻的貨艙裡。

同義詞
  • barrel

    a general term; a hogshead is larger than a standard barrel

  • cask

    a more general word for any wooden container for liquids

  • tun

    an even larger cask, equal to two hogsheads

文法句型

a hogshead of [liquid]

用法筆記

Distinct from sense 2 (UNIT OF VOLUME): sense 1 names the physical container made of wooden staves and iron hoops. The word is largely historical today, though still used in the wine and spirits trade, especially in the UK.

常見錯誤

❌He bought a hogshead of soda.
✅He bought a hogshead of ale.
💡Hogsheads were used for alcoholic beverages or tobacco, not soft drinks.

2. a unit of liquid volume used especially for alcoholic drinks, equal to 52.5 impe

2.名詞C2
釋義

桶量

液體容量單位，約238–239公升

a unit of liquid volume used especially for alcoholic drinks, equal to 52.5 imperial gallons (about 239 litres) in Britain or 63 US gallons (about 238 litres) in the United States.

例句

The tax records showed the estate produced forty-two hogsheads of ale last autumn.

稅務記錄顯示，這座莊園去年秋天生產了四十二桶量的麥酒。

pattern: [number] hogsheads of [beverage]

A single hogshead of port wine holds about two hundred and forty litres.

一桶量的波特酒約等於兩百四十公升。

typical: defining measure in litres

同義詞
  • barrel

    sometimes used interchangeably for oil, but a barrel (42 US gal) is smaller than a hogshead (63 US gal)

  • tun

    a larger unit equal to two hogsheads or 252 gallons

文法句型

[number] hogsheads of [liquid]

用法筆記

Measures volume, not a specific container. The exact number of litres varies by country and by the liquid being measured. A British hogshead is 52.5 imperial gallons; an American hogshead is 63 US gallons.

常見錯誤

❌The hogshead weighs twenty kilograms.
✅The hogshead holds about fifty gallons.
💡A hogshead is a unit of volume (capacity), not weight.