gin

• 一种以杜松子为主要调味料的蒸馏酒精饮料，常用于调制鸡尾酒。

A distilled alcoholic spirit flavored primarily with juniper berries, often used in cocktails.

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1. Alcoholic beverageB1formal

   A clear, distilled alcoholic spirit flavored primarily with juniper berries, often used in cocktails.

   金酒

   • He ordered a gin and tonic at the bar.
   • The cocktail recipe calls for two ounces of gin.
   • She prefers gin over vodka for her martinis.

2. Trap or snareB2formal

   A device used to catch animals, typically consisting of a noose or trap.

   陷阱

   • The hunter set a gin to catch rabbits.
   • The animal was caught in a gin left by poachers.
   • Old-fashioned gins are rarely used today due to animal cruelty laws.

   同义词netnoosesnaretrap

3. Cotton ginB2formal

   A machine invented by Eli Whitney that separates cotton fibers from their seeds.

   轧棉机

   • The cotton gin revolutionized the textile industry.
   • Workers operated the gin to process raw cotton.
   • The invention of the gin made cotton production much faster.

• 过时或已废弃的动词，意为开始做某事；历史上曾用作“begin”的变体。

An archaic or obsolete verb meaning to begin or start something; also historically used as a variant of 'begin'.

1. Remove seeds from cottonC1formal

   To separate cotton fibers from their seeds using a machine (cotton gin).

   轧棉去籽

   • The workers ginned the cotton before shipping it.
   • Modern machines can gin hundreds of pounds of cotton per hour.
   • They used to gin cotton by hand before the invention of the cotton gin.