Definition of tun in English:

tun

nounPlural tuns tʌntən

1A large beer or wine cask.
大（啤）酒桶
Example sentencesExamples
- As for size, the tonnage of ships in this period was reckoned literally in terms of capacity to carry tuns, or casks, of wine.
- A few of us went into a wine-store where there was a large tun with a ladder to get to the top, in which was a hole about two feet square.
- He gave the order for a tun of the local wine to be delivered by packman to the Earl's castle in late summer.
- In 1347 he sold 3 tuns of wine to the King's Butler; while in 1349 he exported cloth.
- The tuns, which have been in constant use since 1778, will then lie idle while the owners of Boddingtons decide what to do with the site.
1. 1.1 A brewer's fermenting vat.
  （酿酒用的）发酵桶
  Example sentencesExamples
  The grain-water mixture will now be heated up and pumped to the lauter tun.
  The mixture goes through a series of vast tuns until it reaches the small oddly-shaped stills, which the family-run distillery retains to ensure consistency of the whisky.
2An imperial measure of capacity, equal to 4 hogsheads.
桶（英容量单位等于4大桶）
Example sentencesExamples
- The tun itself came to mean a specific size equal to four hogsheads or about 208 gallons.
3A large marine mollusc which has a rounded shell with broad spirals.
鹑螺
Family Tonnidae, class Gastropoda
Example sentencesExamples
- Most tun shells can be found living in sand, in the tropics beyond the edge of the coral reef.
- Tiny periwinkles, found in profusion in intertidal areas, are gastropods; as are giant tun shells from the deep waters and the quiet limpets who cling to rocks at low tide.
- These tun shells have a large rounded body and are very lightweight for their size.

verbtuns, tunning, tunned tʌntən

[with object]archaic

Store (wine or other alcoholic drinks) in a tun.
〈古〉用大酒桶藏（酒）

Origin

Old English tunne, from medieval Latin tunna, probably of Gaulish origin.

ton from Middle English:
Ton is a variant of tun, both spellings being used for the container and the weight in the past. The senses were differentiated in the late 17th century, with tun limited to a ‘cask’. A ton was originally a term for the capacity for a ship, originally the volume of space occupied by a cask or wine. The metric tonne—1 000 kilograms—first appears in English in the late 19th century, adopted from French. A little ton was, in French, a tonel, source of the word tunnel (Late Middle English).

Rhymes

begun, bun, done, Donne, dun, fine-spun, forerun, fun, gun, Gunn, hon, Hun, none, nun, one, one-to-one, outdone, outgun, outrun, plus-one, pun, run, shun, son, spun, stun, sun, ton, tonne, underdone, Verdun, won

Definition of tun in US English:

tun

nountəntən

1A large beer or wine cask.
大（啤）酒桶
Example sentencesExamples
- He gave the order for a tun of the local wine to be delivered by packman to the Earl's castle in late summer.
- In 1347 he sold 3 tuns of wine to the King's Butler; while in 1349 he exported cloth.
- The tuns, which have been in constant use since 1778, will then lie idle while the owners of Boddingtons decide what to do with the site.
- As for size, the tonnage of ships in this period was reckoned literally in terms of capacity to carry tuns, or casks, of wine.
- A few of us went into a wine-store where there was a large tun with a ladder to get to the top, in which was a hole about two feet square.
1. 1.1 A brewer's fermenting vat.
  （酿酒用的）发酵桶
  Example sentencesExamples
  The mixture goes through a series of vast tuns until it reaches the small oddly-shaped stills, which the family-run distillery retains to ensure consistency of the whisky.
  The grain-water mixture will now be heated up and pumped to the lauter tun.
2An imperial measure of capacity, equal to 4 hogsheads.
桶（英容量单位等于4大桶）
Example sentencesExamples
- The tun itself came to mean a specific size equal to four hogsheads or about 208 gallons.
3A large marine mollusc which has a rounded shell with broad spirals.
鹑螺
Family Tonnidae, class Gastropoda
Example sentencesExamples
- Tiny periwinkles, found in profusion in intertidal areas, are gastropods; as are giant tun shells from the deep waters and the quiet limpets who cling to rocks at low tide.
- Most tun shells can be found living in sand, in the tropics beyond the edge of the coral reef.
- These tun shells have a large rounded body and are very lightweight for their size.

verbtəntən

[with object]archaic

Store (wine or other alcoholic drinks) in a tun.
〈古〉用大酒桶藏（酒）

Origin

Old English tunne, from medieval Latin tunna, probably of Gaulish origin.

单词	tun
释义	Definition of tun in English: tun nounPlural tuns tʌntən 1A large beer or wine cask. 大（啤）酒桶 Example sentencesExamples As for size, the tonnage of ships in this period was reckoned literally in terms of capacity to carry tuns, or casks, of wine. A few of us went into a wine-store where there was a large tun with a ladder to get to the top, in which was a hole about two feet square. He gave the order for a tun of the local wine to be delivered by packman to the Earl's castle in late summer. In 1347 he sold 3 tuns of wine to the King's Butler; while in 1349 he exported cloth. The tuns, which have been in constant use since 1778, will then lie idle while the owners of Boddingtons decide what to do with the site. 1.1 A brewer's fermenting vat. （酿酒用的）发酵桶 Example sentencesExamples The grain-water mixture will now be heated up and pumped to the lauter tun. The mixture goes through a series of vast tuns until it reaches the small oddly-shaped stills, which the family-run distillery retains to ensure consistency of the whisky. 2An imperial measure of capacity, equal to 4 hogsheads. 桶（英容量单位等于4大桶） Example sentencesExamples The tun itself came to mean a specific size equal to four hogsheads or about 208 gallons. 3A large marine mollusc which has a rounded shell with broad spirals. 鹑螺 Family Tonnidae, class Gastropoda Example sentencesExamples Most tun shells can be found living in sand, in the tropics beyond the edge of the coral reef. Tiny periwinkles, found in profusion in intertidal areas, are gastropods; as are giant tun shells from the deep waters and the quiet limpets who cling to rocks at low tide. These tun shells have a large rounded body and are very lightweight for their size. verbtuns, tunning, tunned tʌntən [with object]archaic Store (wine or other alcoholic drinks) in a tun. 〈古〉用大酒桶藏（酒） Origin Old English tunne, from medieval Latin tunna, probably of Gaulish origin. ton from Middle English: Ton is a variant of tun, both spellings being used for the container and the weight in the past. The senses were differentiated in the late 17th century, with tun limited to a ‘cask’. A ton was originally a term for the capacity for a ship, originally the volume of space occupied by a cask or wine. The metric tonne—1 000 kilograms—first appears in English in the late 19th century, adopted from French. A little ton was, in French, a tonel, source of the word tunnel (Late Middle English). Rhymes begun, bun, done, Donne, dun, fine-spun, forerun, fun, gun, Gunn, hon, Hun, none, nun, one, one-to-one, outdone, outgun, outrun, plus-one, pun, run, shun, son, spun, stun, sun, ton, tonne, underdone, Verdun, won Definition of tun in US English: tun nountəntən 1A large beer or wine cask. 大（啤）酒桶 Example sentencesExamples He gave the order for a tun of the local wine to be delivered by packman to the Earl's castle in late summer. In 1347 he sold 3 tuns of wine to the King's Butler; while in 1349 he exported cloth. The tuns, which have been in constant use since 1778, will then lie idle while the owners of Boddingtons decide what to do with the site. As for size, the tonnage of ships in this period was reckoned literally in terms of capacity to carry tuns, or casks, of wine. A few of us went into a wine-store where there was a large tun with a ladder to get to the top, in which was a hole about two feet square. 1.1 A brewer's fermenting vat. （酿酒用的）发酵桶 Example sentencesExamples The mixture goes through a series of vast tuns until it reaches the small oddly-shaped stills, which the family-run distillery retains to ensure consistency of the whisky. The grain-water mixture will now be heated up and pumped to the lauter tun. 2An imperial measure of capacity, equal to 4 hogsheads. 桶（英容量单位等于4大桶） Example sentencesExamples The tun itself came to mean a specific size equal to four hogsheads or about 208 gallons. 3A large marine mollusc which has a rounded shell with broad spirals. 鹑螺 Family Tonnidae, class Gastropoda Example sentencesExamples Tiny periwinkles, found in profusion in intertidal areas, are gastropods; as are giant tun shells from the deep waters and the quiet limpets who cling to rocks at low tide. Most tun shells can be found living in sand, in the tropics beyond the edge of the coral reef. These tun shells have a large rounded body and are very lightweight for their size. verbtəntən [with object]archaic Store (wine or other alcoholic drinks) in a tun. 〈古〉用大酒桶藏（酒） Origin Old English tunne, from medieval Latin tunna, probably of Gaulish origin.
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