decant
verb /dɪˈkænt/
/dɪˈkænt/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they decant | /dɪˈkænt/ /dɪˈkænt/ |
he / she / it decants | /dɪˈkænts/ /dɪˈkænts/ |
past simple decanted | /dɪˈkæntɪd/ /dɪˈkæntɪd/ |
past participle decanted | /dɪˈkæntɪd/ /dɪˈkæntɪd/ |
-ing form decanting | /dɪˈkæntɪŋ/ /dɪˈkæntɪŋ/ |
- decant something (into something) to pour liquid, especially wine, from one container into another
(把液体,尤指酒)倒入,注入 - Decant the wine and allow it to stand at room temperature for a couple of hours.
倒出葡萄酒,让它在室温下静置几个小时。 - They buy wine in bulk and decant it into smaller bottles to sell.
他们批量购买葡萄酒,然后再分装成小瓶销售。
词源mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin decanthare, from Latin de- ‘away from’ + canthus ‘edge, rim’ (used to denote the angular lip of a beaker), from Greek kanthos ‘corner of the eye’. - Decant the wine and allow it to stand at room temperature for a couple of hours.