keg

/keɡ/ (bre, ipa) · /keɡ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkeg dialectal ˈkag, ˈkāg/ (ame, mw)

keg — 名詞

  • kegsingular
  • kegsplural

1. a small round container made of wood or metal, with flat ends, that holds beer,

1.名詞B2
釋義

小酒桶

裝啤酒或酒精飲料的小型木製或金屬桶

a small round container made of wood or metal, with flat ends, that holds beer, ale, or cider for storing or serving

例句

Nikhil rolled an oak keg of dark ale across the cellar floor.

Nikhil 把一桶橡木小酒桶裝的黑啤酒滾過酒窖地板。

collocation: a keg of [drink]

The pub kept its lager in metal kegs stacked behind the bar.

那間酒吧把拉格啤酒裝在金屬小酒桶裡，堆在吧台後方。

plural usage; typical material: metal

同義詞
  • barrel

    larger and more general; a keg is specifically small

  • cask

    any size; often wooden and used for wine or spirits

  • drum

    metal container, usually for industrial liquids rather than drinks

文法句型

a keg of [beer/ale/cider]

用法筆記

Almost always refers to a container for beer or cider. For wine or spirits, English speakers use 'cask' or 'barrel' instead.

常見錯誤

❌We bought a keg of red wine for dinner.
✅We bought a cask of red wine for dinner.
💡'keg' is used almost exclusively for beer and ale, not wine.

2. the amount of beer that fits inside one keg — used when talking about how much w

2.名詞C1
釋義

一桶的量

一個小酒桶能裝的啤酒量

the amount of beer that fits inside one keg — used when talking about how much was drunk or supplied, rather than the container itself

例句

The rugby team drank almost a whole keg at João's farewell party.

橄欖球隊在 João 的歡送會上幾乎喝完了一整桶啤酒。

quantity usage: 'drink a keg'

Two kegs disappeared within an hour of the music starting.

音樂一開始，兩桶啤酒在一小時內就被喝光了。

subject is the quantity, not the container

同義詞
  • kegful

    explicit quantity word; less common in everyday speech

文法句型

drink/finish a keg

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense names the quantity drunk or supplied, not the container. If you can replace the noun with 'gallons' or 'pints' and the sentence still works, this is the right sense.

keg — 動詞