释义 |
bat·tel I. \ˈbad.əl, -atəl\ noun (-s) Etymology: perhaps from battle (V) : the account for college expenses at Oxford University; specifically : the account for board and provisions supplied from the college kitchen — usually used in plural < Father would have the money put by for my first year's battels — Thomas Wood †1950 > II. intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to have an account with or to be supplied with provisions from a college kitchen or buttery at Oxford University |