Decant



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 将...自瓶中倒入另一容器
• ［英］ v. 将...自瓶中倒入另一容器 ( pour off gently)
• ??1. to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
• ??2. to pour from one vessel into another
• ??3. to pour out, transfer, or unload as if by pouring

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb

• Etymology: New Latin decantare, from Latin de- + Medieval Latin cantus edge, from Latin, iron ring round a wheel — more at cant
• Date: 1633
• 1. to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
• 2. to pour from one vessel into another
• 3. to pour out, transfer, or unload as if by pouring
• ? decantation noun

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