gallon

名词 gallon:

1. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
   同义词：gal
2. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters
   同义词：Imperial gallon, congius

1. I've heard that ten pence a gallon is coming off the price of petrol.
   我听说汽油价格每加仑要减十便士。
2. The imperial gallon is not the same as the US gallon.
   英制的加仑和与美制的容量不同。
3. This car averages 40 miles to the gallon.
   这辆汽车平均每加仑可行40英里。
4. The car used a gallon of petrol for the journey.
   汽车在路上消耗了一加仑汽油。
5. He added 2 gallons of fuel to his car.
   他给汽车加了2加仑油。

gal.lon

n.Abbr. gal.（名词）缩写 gal.

A unit of volume in the U.S. Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to 4 quarts (3.785 liters).
加仑：美国使用的液体容量单位，等于4夸脱(3.785开）
A unit of volume in the British Imperial System, used in liquid and dry measure, equal to 4 quarts (4.54' liters).See table at measurement
英制加仑：英国度量衡系统用于液体和干容量单位，等于4夸脱(4.54'开）参见 measurement
A container with a capacity of one gallon.
一加仑容量的容器

来源：
Middle English [a liquid measure]
中古英语 [液体量度]
from Old North French galon
源自 古法国北方方言 galon