keg

/keɡ/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
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小桶（通常用来装啤酒等液体）；（非正式）桶装啤酒聚会；桶装啤酒派对

释义与例句

n. 小桶（通常用来装啤酒等液体）
a small barrel, usually made of wood or metal, used for storing beer or other liquids
  1. The pub keeps several kegs of real ale in the cellar.
    这家酒吧的酒窖里存放着好几桶真麦酒。
  2. We rolled a keg of beer into the garden for the party.
    我们把一桶啤酒滚进花园里准备聚会用。
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  1. The brewery delivers fresh kegs every Monday morning.
    酿酒厂每周一早上都会送来新鲜的酒桶。
n. （非正式）桶装啤酒聚会；桶装啤酒派对
a social event where beer is served from a keg, especially at a party
  1. They threw a keg party to celebrate the end of exams.
    他们办了一场桶装啤酒派对来庆祝考试结束。
  2. The keg party got so loud that the neighbours called the police.
    桶装啤酒派对太吵了，邻居们报了警。
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  1. We need to buy enough cups for the keg party on Saturday.
    我们需要为周六的桶装啤酒派对买够杯子。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 keg 指小桶，常和 beer 搭配说 a keg of beer；美式口语中 keg party 表示桶装啤酒派对。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • barrel 桶；木桶
    keg 通常指较小、用于装啤酒等的桶，现代常为金属制；barrel 是更通用的词，可指各种大小和材质的桶，常用于葡萄酒、威士忌等。
    The wine was aged in oak barrels for two years. 这种葡萄酒在橡木桶中陈酿了两年。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • cask 木桶；酒桶
    keg 多指现代金属或小木桶，常用于啤酒；cask 强调木制、用于陈酿葡萄酒或威士忌，强调储存和熟成功能。
    The whisky was stored in a wooden cask to mature. 威士忌被存放在木桶中熟成。
常见搭配
  • a keg of beer 一桶啤酒
    He ordered a keg of beer for the barbecue. 他为烧烤聚会订购了一桶啤酒。
  • keg party 桶装啤酒派对
    Half the campus showed up at the keg party. 半个校园的人都来参加了桶装啤酒派对。
  • beer keg 啤酒桶
    The bartender tapped a new beer keg for the evening rush. 调酒师为晚高峰开了一桶新的啤酒。