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ewer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ew·er /ˈjuːə $ ˈjuːər/ noun [countable]  DFUa large container for water, that was used in the past 〔旧时使用的〕大口水罐,大口水壶
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ewerThere a servant hastened to them with water in a golden ewer which she poured over their fingers into a silver bowl.He supplied a magnificent ewer and rosewater basin to the company's order in 1741, richly chased with rococo ornament.Unlike a conventional photograph, an image of both sides of the ewer is produced on the radiographic film.The tin lead soft solder used on the ewer is very dense to X-rays and appears as white patches on the radiograph.
ew·er nounChineseSyllable
Corpus a used container in water, large that for was past the


ewer
ewer /ˈjuːə $ ˈjuːər/ noun [countable]
a large container for water, that was used in the past


ewerBrE /ˈjuːə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈjuːər/ 🔊 nouna large jug used in the past for carrying water (旧时提水用的)大口水壶,大口水罐