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amphora

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++am·pho·ra /ˈæmfərə/ noun [countable]  a tall clay container for oil or wine, used in ancient times 〔古代盛油或酒的〕双耳陶罐
Examples from the Corpus
amphoraI could see her proudly carrying on her head an amphora to a well and disdaining all admirers.It is a black-figure amphora showing a tree with ten branches and an owl tethered near by.The Northampton amphora, the best vase in the sale, made a record price of £190,000.Nor were the paintings on the amphora of a kind any museum would dare put on display.
am·pho·ra nounChineseSyllable
wine, container used tall for clay oil or ancient a in Corpus


amphora
amphora /ˈæmfərə/ noun [countable]
a tall clay container for oil or wine, used in ancient times


am·phoraBrE /ˈæmfərə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈæmfərə/ 🔊, also /æmˈfɔːrə/ 🔊 noun (
plural
am·phorae BrE /ˈæmfəriː/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈæmfəriː/ 🔊 /æmˈfɔːriː/ 🔊
or
am·phoras
)
a tall ancient Greek or Roman container with two handles and a narrow neck (古希腊或古罗马的)双耳细颈瓶