单词	decant
释义	decantde‧cant /dɪˈkænt/ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINdecant Origin: 1600-1700 Medieval Latin decantare, from Latin cantus ‘lip of a pouring container’ Verb Table VERB TABLE decant Simple Form Present I, you, we, they decant he, she, it decants Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they decanted Present perfect I, you, we, they have decanted he, she, it has decanted Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had decanted Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will decant Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have decanted Continuous Form Present I am decanting he, she, it is decanting you, we, they are decanting Past I, he, she, it was decanting you, we, they were decanting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been decanting he, she, it has been decanting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been decanting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be decanting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been decanting Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A special bus ramp behind the store even allows tour coaches to decant eager customers directly into the store. It is, of course, important that no particles are lost during each process of decanting the water after washing. Never decant diluted household and garden products into lemonade or orange-juice bottles. Never quite stationary, the mag-lev decanted her on a windy platform and whined away into the cavernous tunnel. Ordinary madeira has no sediment and does not need to be decanted. She had been so angry she had decanted her with her suitcase at Waterloo to finish her trek to school by train. Today it is usually decanted against an electric light or white background. Thesaurus THESAURUS► pour to make a liquid or other substance flow out of or into a container by holding it at an angle: · Jessica was pouring more wine into her glass.· He poured me a drink.· Raj poured some water from the jug. ► drizzle to pour a liquid onto food in small drops or in a small stream – often used in cooking instructions: · Drizzle a little olive oil onto the bread.· Drizzle the lemon juice over the cake. ► tip to pour something out of a container by turning it upside down: · He tipped the cup of milk into the pan.· She weighed out the flour and tipped it into the bowl. ► spill to accidentally make a liquid or other substance come out of a container: · Someone had spilled coffee all over the carpet.· The tanker was leaking, and spilled oil into the sea. ► splash to pour a liquid quickly in an irregular stream: · Tony hurriedly splashed some cream in his coffee.· Someone had splashed petrol over the steps and set light to them.· She splashed some perfume onto her wrists. ► decant to pour liquid from one container into another container – a rather formal use: · Rachel decanted the shampoo into small bottles for travelling.· He often decanted cheap whisky into bottles of more expensive brands.· to pour liquid, especially wine, from one container into anotherdecant something into something Never decant cleaning products into old pop bottles.
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