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    cubit

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    cu·bit /ˈkjuːbɪt/ noun [countable]  TMan ancient unit for measuring length, equal to the length of your arm between your wrist and your elbow 腕尺，肘尺〔古代长度单位，相当于手腕到肘的长度〕
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    cubit• An 18-inch cubit gives the measurement as 450 x 76 x 45 feet or 137 x 23 x 14 metres.    Origin cubit (1300-1400) Latin cubitum “elbow, cubit”
    cu·bit nounChineseSyllable
    unit Corpus an length, ancient equal measuring for


    cubit
    cu‧bit /ˈkjuːbət, ˈkjuːbɪt/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Latin
     Origin: cubitum 'elbow, cubit'
    an ancient unit for measuring length, equal to the length of your arm between your wrist and your elbow


    cubitBrE /ˈkjuːbɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkjuːbɪt/ 🔊 nounan ancient measurement of length, about 45 cm or the length from the elbow to the end of the fingers 肘尺，腕尺（古代长度单位，约 45 厘米，或自肘至指尖的长度）