Definition of decant in English:

decant

verb dɪˈkantdəˈkænt

[with object]

1Gradually pour (wine, port, or another liquid) from one container into another, typically in order to separate out sediment.
慢慢倒出（酒等液体）
he decanted the rich red liquid into some glasses
他将醇红的酒慢慢倒入两个玻璃杯。
Example sentencesExamples
- Even the waiters gathered momentum as the meal progressed, decanting the better Chardonnays and serving them in large Burgundy glasses.
- But my customers expect a little something extra, and when we decant the wines or present the cork, that's something they're willing to pay for.
- But infinitely preferable is to buy a bottle of red wine, decant it into two scrupulously clean half bottles, keep in the cool and dark, and drink one before t'other.
- Any wine waiter worth his grapes will decant the wine before serving it.
- You have to decant the wine for it to get the required air.
- Reasons for decanting The most obvious reason for decanting a wine is to separate it from any sediment that has formed in the bottle which not only looks unappetizing in the glass, but usually tastes bitter and/or astringent.
- Our chosen red wine was decanted in front of us before being poured into our glasses.
- Award-winning chef David Wilson is a wine connoisseur, and he insists on all red wines being decanted as near as possible to their storage place, and as soon as they are taken off the rack.
- Some wines should also be decanted for breathing.
- After you have extracted the essence, you can decant the water into a brown bottle.
- Use a funnel to decant the olive oil into the bottle.
- Otis was decanting the left-over wine from the various bottles on the table into a Jerry can.
- This is why many red wines must be decanted before serving: to run the wine off from solid deposits.
- In today's technologically correct wine era, there is little or no need to decant any wine - red, white or fortified.
- If you're bringing in booze, decant it into plastic bottles and cups.
- You will get the best from this wine by decanting it at least an hour before drinking, and it should be left slightly warm.
- I decanted the wine and turned on some dinner music when the doorbell rang.
- My husband was, as always, in charge of drinks and music and once the small sherries had been decanted he selected some light inoffensive background dross.
- Just decant the wine by pouring it into a clean jug or decanter.
- Mrs Blower, 39, said she was speaking out to warn other pubs, hotels and restaurants to follow the instructions given with cleaning fluids and not to decant them into containers used for other purposes.
Synonyms
pour out, pour off, draw off, siphon off, drain, tap, tip, discharge, transfer
1. 1.1British Temporarily transfer (people) to another place.
  〈喻，非正式〉卸（客），转移（乘客）
  tour coaches decant eager customers directly into the store
  旅游长途汽车将急切的顾客直接送进店里。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The police car has decanted three or four cops, who are now quizzing a homeless guy who ‘lives’ opposite me.
  It is not uncommon for them to sit at a stop for 10 minutes while drivers chat to their friends or wait for inspectors, nor for them to break down and the passengers to have to be decanted.
  Stacey told me that he finds the 40 oz. handgun somewhat more accurate than the 1955 vintage Smith K 32 which he next decanted from his shooting bag.
  Every summer young British tourists are decanted from cut-price jets into the nightclubs of Laganas, Ayia Napa and Faliraki, where they set about rescuing the local economy.
  Once decanted into the new abode, I love unpacking and arranging stuff.
  As a last resort, we could try bringing back 18th-century bathing machines - funny little huts on wheels, in which ladies were trundled into the surf and decanted into the sea with their modesty intact.
  In the 1950s, the great and the good - the people who really knew what was in the best interests of the lower orders - decided to bulldoze the slums and decant people into tower blocks.
  His commissions included compulsory land acquisition in the years immediately following the Second World War, when Swindon grew a great deal, largely due to an influx of people decanted from overcrowded areas of London.
  But now there's coriander in the Co-op, tour buses that decant Europeans into places called the Skye Experience, and metropolitan types up for whizzy weekends of gastronomy and midges.
  Yorkshire could be one of the main winners from radical plans to decant about 20,000 civil servants out of London and move them into the English regions, it emerged yesterday.

Origin

Mid 17th century: 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'.

This is from medieval Latin decanthare, from the Latin prefix de- ‘away from’ and canthus ‘edge, rim’, a word used by the alchemists to denote the angular lip of a beaker. Greek kanthos ‘corner of the eye’ is the base.

Definition of decant in US English:

decant

verbdəˈkantdəˈkænt

[with object]

Gradually pour (liquid, typically wine or a solution) from one container into another, especially without disturbing the sediment.
慢慢倒出（酒等液体）
the wine was decanted about 40 minutes before being served
Example sentencesExamples
- Reasons for decanting The most obvious reason for decanting a wine is to separate it from any sediment that has formed in the bottle which not only looks unappetizing in the glass, but usually tastes bitter and/or astringent.
- Use a funnel to decant the olive oil into the bottle.
- Some wines should also be decanted for breathing.
- You have to decant the wine for it to get the required air.
- My husband was, as always, in charge of drinks and music and once the small sherries had been decanted he selected some light inoffensive background dross.
- Otis was decanting the left-over wine from the various bottles on the table into a Jerry can.
- I decanted the wine and turned on some dinner music when the doorbell rang.
- Just decant the wine by pouring it into a clean jug or decanter.
- Even the waiters gathered momentum as the meal progressed, decanting the better Chardonnays and serving them in large Burgundy glasses.
- Any wine waiter worth his grapes will decant the wine before serving it.
- But infinitely preferable is to buy a bottle of red wine, decant it into two scrupulously clean half bottles, keep in the cool and dark, and drink one before t'other.
- You will get the best from this wine by decanting it at least an hour before drinking, and it should be left slightly warm.
- Our chosen red wine was decanted in front of us before being poured into our glasses.
- After you have extracted the essence, you can decant the water into a brown bottle.
- This is why many red wines must be decanted before serving: to run the wine off from solid deposits.
- In today's technologically correct wine era, there is little or no need to decant any wine - red, white or fortified.
- Mrs Blower, 39, said she was speaking out to warn other pubs, hotels and restaurants to follow the instructions given with cleaning fluids and not to decant them into containers used for other purposes.
- If you're bringing in booze, decant it into plastic bottles and cups.
- Award-winning chef David Wilson is a wine connoisseur, and he insists on all red wines being decanted as near as possible to their storage place, and as soon as they are taken off the rack.
- But my customers expect a little something extra, and when we decant the wines or present the cork, that's something they're willing to pay for.
Synonyms
pour out, pour off, draw off, siphon off, drain, tap, tip, discharge, transfer

Origin

Mid 17th century: 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’.

单词	decant
释义	Definition of decant in English: decant verb dɪˈkantdəˈkænt [with object] 1Gradually pour (wine, port, or another liquid) from one container into another, typically in order to separate out sediment. 慢慢倒出（酒等液体） he decanted the rich red liquid into some glasses 他将醇红的酒慢慢倒入两个玻璃杯。 Example sentencesExamples Even the waiters gathered momentum as the meal progressed, decanting the better Chardonnays and serving them in large Burgundy glasses. But my customers expect a little something extra, and when we decant the wines or present the cork, that's something they're willing to pay for. But infinitely preferable is to buy a bottle of red wine, decant it into two scrupulously clean half bottles, keep in the cool and dark, and drink one before t'other. Any wine waiter worth his grapes will decant the wine before serving it. You have to decant the wine for it to get the required air. Reasons for decanting The most obvious reason for decanting a wine is to separate it from any sediment that has formed in the bottle which not only looks unappetizing in the glass, but usually tastes bitter and/or astringent. Our chosen red wine was decanted in front of us before being poured into our glasses. Award-winning chef David Wilson is a wine connoisseur, and he insists on all red wines being decanted as near as possible to their storage place, and as soon as they are taken off the rack. Some wines should also be decanted for breathing. After you have extracted the essence, you can decant the water into a brown bottle. Use a funnel to decant the olive oil into the bottle. Otis was decanting the left-over wine from the various bottles on the table into a Jerry can. This is why many red wines must be decanted before serving: to run the wine off from solid deposits. In today's technologically correct wine era, there is little or no need to decant any wine - red, white or fortified. If you're bringing in booze, decant it into plastic bottles and cups. You will get the best from this wine by decanting it at least an hour before drinking, and it should be left slightly warm. I decanted the wine and turned on some dinner music when the doorbell rang. My husband was, as always, in charge of drinks and music and once the small sherries had been decanted he selected some light inoffensive background dross. Just decant the wine by pouring it into a clean jug or decanter. Mrs Blower, 39, said she was speaking out to warn other pubs, hotels and restaurants to follow the instructions given with cleaning fluids and not to decant them into containers used for other purposes. Synonyms pour out, pour off, draw off, siphon off, drain, tap, tip, discharge, transfer 1.1British Temporarily transfer (people) to another place. 〈喻，非正式〉卸（客），转移（乘客） tour coaches decant eager customers directly into the store 旅游长途汽车将急切的顾客直接送进店里。 Example sentencesExamples The police car has decanted three or four cops, who are now quizzing a homeless guy who ‘lives’ opposite me. It is not uncommon for them to sit at a stop for 10 minutes while drivers chat to their friends or wait for inspectors, nor for them to break down and the passengers to have to be decanted. Stacey told me that he finds the 40 oz. handgun somewhat more accurate than the 1955 vintage Smith K 32 which he next decanted from his shooting bag. Every summer young British tourists are decanted from cut-price jets into the nightclubs of Laganas, Ayia Napa and Faliraki, where they set about rescuing the local economy. Once decanted into the new abode, I love unpacking and arranging stuff. As a last resort, we could try bringing back 18th-century bathing machines - funny little huts on wheels, in which ladies were trundled into the surf and decanted into the sea with their modesty intact. In the 1950s, the great and the good - the people who really knew what was in the best interests of the lower orders - decided to bulldoze the slums and decant people into tower blocks. His commissions included compulsory land acquisition in the years immediately following the Second World War, when Swindon grew a great deal, largely due to an influx of people decanted from overcrowded areas of London. But now there's coriander in the Co-op, tour buses that decant Europeans into places called the Skye Experience, and metropolitan types up for whizzy weekends of gastronomy and midges. Yorkshire could be one of the main winners from radical plans to decant about 20,000 civil servants out of London and move them into the English regions, it emerged yesterday. Origin Mid 17th century: 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'. This is from medieval Latin decanthare, from the Latin prefix de- ‘away from’ and canthus ‘edge, rim’, a word used by the alchemists to denote the angular lip of a beaker. Greek kanthos ‘corner of the eye’ is the base. Definition of decant in US English: decant verbdəˈkantdəˈkænt [with object] Gradually pour (liquid, typically wine or a solution) from one container into another, especially without disturbing the sediment. 慢慢倒出（酒等液体） the wine was decanted about 40 minutes before being served Example sentencesExamples Reasons for decanting The most obvious reason for decanting a wine is to separate it from any sediment that has formed in the bottle which not only looks unappetizing in the glass, but usually tastes bitter and/or astringent. Use a funnel to decant the olive oil into the bottle. Some wines should also be decanted for breathing. You have to decant the wine for it to get the required air. My husband was, as always, in charge of drinks and music and once the small sherries had been decanted he selected some light inoffensive background dross. Otis was decanting the left-over wine from the various bottles on the table into a Jerry can. I decanted the wine and turned on some dinner music when the doorbell rang. Just decant the wine by pouring it into a clean jug or decanter. Even the waiters gathered momentum as the meal progressed, decanting the better Chardonnays and serving them in large Burgundy glasses. Any wine waiter worth his grapes will decant the wine before serving it. But infinitely preferable is to buy a bottle of red wine, decant it into two scrupulously clean half bottles, keep in the cool and dark, and drink one before t'other. You will get the best from this wine by decanting it at least an hour before drinking, and it should be left slightly warm. Our chosen red wine was decanted in front of us before being poured into our glasses. After you have extracted the essence, you can decant the water into a brown bottle. This is why many red wines must be decanted before serving: to run the wine off from solid deposits. In today's technologically correct wine era, there is little or no need to decant any wine - red, white or fortified. Mrs Blower, 39, said she was speaking out to warn other pubs, hotels and restaurants to follow the instructions given with cleaning fluids and not to decant them into containers used for other purposes. If you're bringing in booze, decant it into plastic bottles and cups. Award-winning chef David Wilson is a wine connoisseur, and he insists on all red wines being decanted as near as possible to their storage place, and as soon as they are taken off the rack. But my customers expect a little something extra, and when we decant the wines or present the cork, that's something they're willing to pay for. Synonyms pour out, pour off, draw off, siphon off, drain, tap, tip, discharge, transfer Origin Mid 17th century: 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’.
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