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wineglassful

/wahyn-glas-fool, -glahs-/US // ˈwaɪn glæsˌfʊl, -glɑs- //

葡萄酒杯,酒杯,葡萄酒瓶,酒瓶

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural wine·glass·fuls.

    • : the capacity of a wineglass, typically containing four to six fluid ounces.

Examples

  • A wineglassful of port should be added, and a good spoonful of red currant jelly should be dissolved in it.

  • Stir into it half a wineglassful of brandy and an egg, the white and yolk beaten to a froth.

  • The dose is a wineglassful for adults before meals and at bedtime; children, in proportion to age.

  • A wineglassful several times a day in cholera, fevers, diarrhœa, etc.

  • From six to ten drops of it in a wineglassful of spring water, taken immediately after the operations of the toilet are completed.