| 单词 | gallon |
| 释义 | gallon (once / 714 pages) n The gallon is a unit of measurement used for liquids such as gasoline, water, and milk in the United States. If your car’s tank is running on empty, then you better pull over and buy at least a few more gallons of gas. A gallon is equivalent to 4 quarts of liquid or 3.785 liters. The United States is one of the last countries to use this term. Though the gallon has roots in the British Imperial Units measurement system, the United Kingdom and most countries around the world have switched to the newer International System of Units. WORD FAMILYgallon: gallons USAGE EXAMPLESMexico imports more than half of the roughly 34 million gallons a day of gasoline it consumes. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) There was no increase in 2016, so the cumulative increase - including the January hike - is 27 cents per gallon over four years. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Cotter estimates his Cunningham gets about 10 miles per gallon in the city and 14 on the highway. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters Syn|Hyper gal United States liquid unit a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System 2n a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters Syn|Hyper Imperial gallon, congius British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet |
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