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Gill /dʒɪl/ /dʒɪl/ (also Jill) - a first name for girls, short for Gillian及耳(液量单位,等于四分之一品脱)
gill1 noun /ɡɪl/ /ɡɪl/ [usually plural]Idioms  enlarge image one of the openings on the side of a fish’s head that it breathes through鳃Topics Fish and shellfishc1Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse.
Idioms - (informal) until completely full满了;饱了;满满当当
- I was stuffed to the gills with chocolate cake.我吃巧克力蛋糕都撑到嗓子眼儿了。
- a unit for measuring liquids, equal to 0.142 of a litre in the UK and some other countries, and 0.118 of a litre in the US. There are four gills in a pint.及耳(液量单位,在英国等国家等于 0.142 升,在美国等于 0.118 升;等于四分之一品脱)
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French gille ‘measure or container for wine’, from late Latin gillo ‘water pot’.
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