beaker

beaker
noun
  1. (Brit.)a tall drinking container, typically tumbler-shaped and made of plastic
    (英)(尤指大平底杯状的塑料)高酒杯
    ■a lipped cylindrical glass container for laboratory use
    (实验室用的)烧杯
    ■(archaic or poetic/literary)a large drinking container with a wide mouth
    (古 或 诗/文)大口酒杯
    ■(Archaeology)a waisted pot characteristic of graves of the Beaker folk
    (考古)(宽口陶器人特有的)宽口陶器
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'large drinking container'): from Old Norse bikarr, perhaps based on Greek bikos 'drinking bowl'
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