a unit of liquid capacity equal to a quarter of a gallon or two pints, equivalent in Britain to approximately 1.13 litres and in US to approximately 0.94 litre
夸脱(液量单位,等于1/4加仑或2品脱,英制约等于1.13升,美制约等于0.94升)。
〈北美〉 夸脱(干量单位,约等于1.10升)。
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【剑】 第四姿势。[ORIGIN: French.]
(in piquet)a sequence of four cards of the same suit
(皮克牌用语)同花顺(指四张连续的同花牌)。
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you can't get a quart into a pint pot Brit .proverb you cannot achieve the impossible 〈英,谚〉 不要异想天开
"Middle English: from Old French