单词 | gin |
释义 | Word Frequency gin 1(dʒɪn) noun 1. an alcoholic drink obtained by distillation and rectification of the grain of malted barley, rye, or maize, flavoured with juniper berries 2. any of various grain spirits flavoured with other fruit or aromatic essences sloe gin 3. an alcoholic drink made from any rectified spirit Word origin C18: shortened from Dutch genever juniper, via Old French from Latin jūniperus juniperWord Frequency gin 2(dʒɪn) noun 1. a primitive engine in which a vertical shaft is turned by horses driving a horizontal beam or yoke in a circle 2. Also called: cotton gin a machine of this type used for separating seeds from raw cotton 3. a trap for catching small mammals, consisting of a noose of thin strong wire 4. a hand-operated hoist that consists of a drum winder turned by a crank verbWord forms: gins, ginning or ginned (transitive) 5. to free (cotton) of seeds with a gin 6. to trap or snare (game) with a gin Derived forms ginner (ˈginner) noun Word origin C13 gyn, shortened from engineWord Frequency gin 3(ɡɪn) verbWord forms: gins, ginning, gan or gun an archaic word for begin Word Frequency gin 4(ɡɪn) conjunction Scottish if Word origin perhaps related to gif, an earlier form of ifWord Frequency gin 5(dʒɪn) noun Australian offensive, slang an Aboriginal woman Word origin C19: from a native Australian language |
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