| 单词 | samovar |
| 释义 | samovar (once / 12989 pages) n If you order tea in a Russian restaurant, you're likely to see a samovar, a metal container used for heating tea or coffee water. Russian words in English are a small but unfailingly interesting group, including this one: a metal urn with a spigot, used for boiling water. The Russian roots mean "self-boiler," or "self-cooking." Samovars are commonly used not only in Russia, but in Kashmir, Iran, and Turkey as well. A Google image search will fix this indispensable metal appliance in your mind. WORD FAMILYsamovar: samovars USAGE EXAMPLESPassengers, in their standard issue grey and red Russian Railways sandals, flip-flopped back and forth to the samovar for hot water to make tea. The Guardian(Nov 12, 2016) Tea was always kept hot in the samovar, and he thought only he could make it right. New York Times(Sep 21, 2016) An overturned brass samovar in a dingy brown train compartment. New York Times(Sep 22, 2016) n a metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for tea Hyper urn a large pot for making coffee or tea |
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