gallon

ガロン

八パイントにあたる液量の単位。英国と米国では量が異なる。

やさしい英語で： A unit for measuring liquid, equal to eight pints; its size differs between Britain and the United States.

• The tank holds ten gallons.
• How much does petrol cost per gallon?
• He bought a gallon of paint for the kitchen.

使い方： a gallon of something (We bought a gallon of milk.)

よく使う表現： gallon of milk, per gallon, gallon of petrol

大量

とても多くの液体。

やさしい英語で： A very large amount of liquid.

• We drank gallons of water.
• She cried gallons of tears after the breakup.
• Gallons of rain poured through the broken roof.

よく使う表現： gallon after gallon, gallon of water