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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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stein /staɪn/ noun [countable]  DFDa tall cup for drinking beer, often decorated and with a lid 〔常有装饰、带盖的〕大啤 酒杯
Examples from the Corpus
steinHe sat in a booth in the far corner, ordered a stein of Rhine beer and waited.This I washed down with lager from a great stein as monumentally carved as the Parthenon.Lonesome stein Whilst browsing through one of the local Christmas fairs, I came across a stein, made of pottery.A score of Brother witnesses sat on elevated thrones quaffing from other such steins, brought by Servitors.Now carefully consider the numerous modifications which stein from the addition of government.
Origin stein (1800-1900) German steinkrug stone jug
stein nounChinese
and cup for decorated tall with a Corpus often drinking beer, a


Stein
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Stein, Gertrude /ˈɡɜːtruːd $ ˈɡɜːr-/
(1874–1946) an American writer, poet, and playwright (=someone who writes plays) who spent much of her life in France and who was an important supporter of writers and artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Ernest Hemingway. She was a feminist and had a lesbian relationship with Alice B. Toklas. Her works include Four Saints in Three Acts, An Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, and The Mother of Us All.

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Stein, Jock
(1922–1985) the football manager of Scotland's national team during the 1970s and early 1980s, known as the Big Man, and often regarded as a great manager

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Stein, Rick
(1947–) a well-known British chef who owns a restaurant in Padstow, Cornwall and who is known for being very enthusiastic about seafood. He has written several books and made many television programmes about cooking.


stein
stein /staɪn/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: German
 Origin: steinkrug 'stone jug'
a tall cup for drinking beer, often decorated and with a lid


steinBrE /staɪn/ 🔊NAmE /staɪn/ 🔊 noun (from German) a large decorated cup for drinking beer, usually made of earthenware and often with a lid 饰花大啤酒杯(多为陶质,常带盖)