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maund

/mɔːnd/

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noun

柳条筐, 篮子

A wicker basket.

Examples :

"She carried the freshly picked apples in a maund to keep them from bruising. "

她用一个柳条筐装着刚摘的新鲜苹果，这样可以防止它们被碰伤。

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noun

孟德, 容量单位.

A unit of capacity with various specific local values.

Examples :

""The farmer measured the grain using a maund, but since each village had its own definition, the buyer wasn't sure exactly how much he was getting." "

农民用“孟德”来计量粮食，但由于每个村庄对“孟德”的定义都不一样，买家不确定他到底买了多少。

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noun

芒德, 双盖篮

A handbasket with two lids.

Examples :

"The farmer carried a maund filled with apples from the orchard, the two lids swinging slightly with each step. "

农夫提着一个装满苹果的芒德双盖篮从果园里走出来，每走一步，两个盖子都轻轻地晃动着。

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noun

Móndā, 衡量重量单位.

A unit of weight in southern and western Asia, whose value varied widely by location. Two maunds made one chest of opium in East India. One maund equalled 136 pounds of opium in Turkey.

Examples :

"A merchant in India used to measure rice in maunds, with one maund of rice weighing about 82 pounds in some regions. "

在印度，商人过去常常用蒙达(móndā)来计量大米，在某些地区，一蒙达(móndā)的大米大约重82磅。

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noun

乞讨，行乞

Examples :

"The stray dog's persistent maund for food outside the bakery tugged at my heart. "

那只流浪狗在面包店外不停地乞讨食物，这副可怜的样子触动了我的心弦。

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verb

乞讨，行乞。

Examples :

"After losing his job, he had to maund for money from his relatives to pay the rent. "

失业后，他不得不向亲戚乞讨，才能付得起房租。

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verb

嘟囔，咕哝.

To mutter; to mumble or speak incoherently; to maunder.

Examples :

"After a long day at work, he would just maund to himself about his annoying boss. "

工作了一天后，他总是会一个人嘟囔着抱怨他那烦人的老板。

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