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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

大桶

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dà tǒng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Vat/væt/
nounverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14200 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"葡萄酒在一个大桶里发酵。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A large tank or tub used to hold liquid, especially in industrial processes like winemaking, brewing, or dyeing.

    "The freshly crushed grapes were left to ferment in a giant oak vat."
As verb
  1. 1

    To put or treat something in a vat.

    "The craftsmen vat the dyed fabrics to set the colors properly."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'vat' or 'fat', originating from Old English 'fæt' meaning a vessel, vat, or cask, of Germanic origin. Historically used across industrial, brewing, and winemaking contexts to describe large containers for holding liquids during processing.

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