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/ɜːn/ /ɝn/

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noun

骨灰盒，瓮.

A vase with a footed base.

Examples :

"The grandmother carefully placed the delicate flowers in the beautiful urn on the table. "

奶奶小心翼翼地把娇嫩的鲜花插在桌子上那个精美的带底座花瓶里。

art utensil architecture item

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noun

茶壶，咖啡壶.

A metal vessel for serving tea or coffee.

Examples :

"Grandma used the silver urn to serve tea to the guests at her birthday party. "

奶奶用那个银质茶壶给生日聚会的客人们倒茶。

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noun

骨灰瓮，骨灰盒

A vessel for the ashes or cremains of a deceased person.

Examples :

"After cremation, my grandmother's ashes were placed in a beautiful wooden urn. "

火化后，我奶奶的骨灰被放进了一个漂亮的木制骨灰盒里。

ritual utensil item religion culture

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noun

坟墓，墓地。

Any place of burial; the grave.

Examples :

"After a long life, she found her final rest in the family urn, next to her beloved husband. "

历经漫长一生，她最终安息于家族墓地，长眠在她挚爱的丈夫身旁。

place archaeology ritual history religion

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noun

量桶

A measure of capacity for liquids, containing about three gallons and a half, wine measure. It was half the amphora, and four times the congius.

Examples :

"The recipe called for three urns of wine to make the traditional stew. "

这个食谱要求用三个量桶的葡萄酒来制作这道传统炖菜。

unit amount utensil drink

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noun

孢蒴，孢囊

A hollow body shaped like an urn, in which the spores of mosses are contained; a spore case; a theca.

Examples :

"The botanist carefully examined the moss, pointing out the tiny urn at the tip of each stalk, where the spores were developing. "

植物学家仔细地检查了这种苔藓，指出了每根茎顶端那个微小的孢蒴，孢子就在里面发育。

biology plant organism

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verb

装入瓮中，放入骨灰盒。

To place in an urn.

Examples :

"After the cremation, the family decided to urn their mother's ashes. "

火化之后，家人决定将母亲的骨灰装入骨灰盒。