a unit of volume for liquid measure equal to eight pints, in particular 加仑(液体单位,相当于八品脱),尤指 ■(亦作 imperial gallon)(Brit.)(also used for dry measure) equivalent to 4.55 litres (英)(亦用作干量单位)相当于4.55升 ■(US)equivalent to 3.79 litres (美)相当于3.79升
(gallons of)(informal)a large volume (非正式)大量 gallons of fake blood. 大量人造血。
派生 gallonage noun 语源
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French galon, from the base of medieval Latin galleta, galletum 'pail, liquid measure', perhaps of Celtic origin