请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 nebuchadnezzar
释义

Definition of nebuchadnezzar in English:

nebuchadnezzar

nounˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzəˌnɛb(j)əkədˈnɛzər

  • A very large wine bottle, equivalent in capacity to about twenty regular bottles.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mr Spencer used to deliver a Nebuchadnezzar of champagne to the Queen Mother every year on her birthday.
    • I put aside my Nebuchadnezzar of pale ale, and thought to myself, ‘I can't feel my neck!

Origin

Early 20th century: from Nebuchadnezzar (see Nebuchadnezzar II).

Definition of nebuchadnezzar in US English:

nebuchadnezzar

nounˌneb(y)əkədˈnezərˌnɛb(j)əkədˈnɛzər

  • A very large wine bottle, equivalent in capacity to about twenty regular bottles.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I put aside my Nebuchadnezzar of pale ale, and thought to myself, ‘I can't feel my neck!
    • Mr Spencer used to deliver a Nebuchadnezzar of champagne to the Queen Mother every year on her birthday.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Nebuchadnezzar (see Nebuchadnezzar II).
随便看

　

英汉双解词典包含464360条英汉词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2025/2/6 21:17:26