noun🔗Share大桶,酒桶。 A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask."The vintner carefully inspected the row of tuns, ensuring each was properly sealed to age the wine. "酿酒师仔细检查着一排排的大酒桶,确保每一个都密封完好,以便陈酿葡萄酒。drinkutensilmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share大桶,发酵桶 A fermenting vat."The brewery worker carefully monitored the temperature of the beer fermenting inside the large tuns. "酿酒厂的工人小心地监控着正在大发酵桶里发酵的啤酒的温度。drinkutensilfoodagricultureindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share桶,容量单位. An old English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 252 wine gallons; equal to two pipes."The historical records showed the winery produced several tuns of wine each year, enough to fill numerous cellars. "历史记录显示,这家酿酒厂每年生产好几桶葡萄酒,足以装满许多地窖。amountdrinkunithistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share吨 A weight of 2,240 pounds."The shipping manifest showed the heavy machinery weighed over five tuns, requiring special handling at the port. "装运清单显示,这些重型机械的重量超过五吨,需要在港口进行特殊处理。massamountunitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share大量,许多 An indefinite large quantity."My parents gave me tuns of advice before I moved away for college. "我搬去上大学之前,我父母给了我大量的建议。amountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share醉汉,酒鬼。 A drunkard."After one too many late nights out, he was starting to get a reputation as one of the village's tuns. "经常深夜外出喝得烂醉,他开始在村里落下一个酒鬼的名声。persondrinkcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share大法螺 Any shell belonging to Tonna and allied genera."The beachcomber displayed his collection of seashells, which included several impressive tuns he had found after the storm. "那个在海滩上捡拾贝壳的人展示了他收集的贝壳,其中有几个巨大的大法螺,是他风暴过后找到的,非常引人注目。animalbiologynatureoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share隐生状态,休眠状态。 The cryptobiotic state of a tardigrade, when its metabolism is temporarily suspended."The extreme drought forced the tardigrades into their tuns, appearing lifeless until rain returned. "极度干旱迫使缓步动物进入了它们的隐生状态,看起来毫无生气,直到雨水重新降临。physiologyorganismbiologyanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share装入桶中,入桶。 To put into tuns, or casks."The brewery workers carefully tuns the freshly fermented ale into oak barrels for aging. "啤酒厂的工人们小心地将新鲜发酵的麦芽酒装入橡木桶中进行陈酿。fooddrinkmaterialutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share图恩,玛雅通。 A part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to 18 winal cycles or 360 days."The Mayan calendar's tun is a unit of time, equivalent to 360 days. "玛雅历法中的图恩(tun),也称玛雅通,是一个时间单位,相当于360天。timehistoryarchaeologyastronomyculturenumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading