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demijohn

/dem-i-jon/US // ˈdɛm ɪˌdʒɒn //UK // (ˈdɛmɪˌdʒɒn) //

恶魔酒

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a large bottle having a short, narrow neck, and usually being encased in wickerwork.

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Examples

  • He has been drunk three times in the last month; he is a walking demijohn; his hypocrisy a shame to his grey hairs.

  • The covering of a broken demijohn was used in the manner shown as a waste-paper basket.

  • They strung out and started for the Antarctic Ocean, with a big old wicker-worked demijohn in the lead.

  • He lifted the demijohn of whiskey from the table and shook it.

  • He promptly broke the demijohn, and was knocked down thereupon by one of the drunken sailors.