urn
n
1 tall vase, usu with a stem and a base, esp one used for holding the ashes of a cremated person 瓮; (尤指)骨灰瓮.
2 (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) large metal container with a tap, in which tea, coffee, etc is made or from which it is served, eg in cafes or canteens (供应茶、 咖啡等的)有龙头的金属容器(如小餐馆或食堂中的)
a tea urn 茶桶. =>illus 见插图.
🗣️ 情景例句
You haven't changed much in fifty years.
你五十年来没有什么变。
Button holes are very hard to sew.
要缝钮扣洞非常难。
Up to now, historians have assumed that calendars came into being with the advent of agriculture, for then man was faced with a real need to understand something about the seasons.