decant

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de·cant /dɪˈkænt/ verb [transitiveT]

POURto pour liquid, especially wine, from one container into another 将〔葡萄酒等液体从一个容器〕倒入，注入〔另一个容器〕

decant something into something

Never decant cleaning products into old pop bottles.

千万不要把洗涤剂倒入旧的汽水瓶里。

Examples from the Corpus

decant• Ordinary madeira has no sediment and does not need to be decanted.• Today it is usually decanted against an electric light or white background.• Never decant diluted household and garden products into lemonade or orange-juice bottles.• A special bus ramp behind the store even allows tour coaches to decant eager customers directly into the store.• Never quite stationary, the mag-lev decanted her on a windy platform and whined away into the cavernous tunnel.• She had been so angry she had decanted her with her suitcase at Waterloo to finish her trek to school by train.• It is, of course, important that no particles are lost during each process of decanting the water after washing.

Origin decant

(1600-1700) Medieval Latin decantare, from Latin cantus “lip of a pouring container”

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