growler
noun [ C ] uk/ˈɡraʊ.lər/ us/ˈɡraʊ.lɚ/
(BEER CONTAINER)
mainly US informal（尤指在酿造厂使用，通常可装64盎司啤酒的）啤酒缸
a jug or large bottle that can be filled with beer, especially at a brewery (= a place where beer is made). A growler usually contains 64 fluid ounces
I stop by once every week or so to get my growler refilled. 我每隔一周左右就会去一次，把我的啤酒缸加满。
Beer and root beer is brewed at the facility, and half-gallon growlers are sold there. 啤酒和根汁啤酒是在该设施中酿造的，半加仑装的啤酒缸也在那里出售。
Compare: howler (BEER CONTAINER)
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- The brewpubs can also sell "growlers," half-gallon jugs filled at the tap for the customer who wants to bring some beer home.
- The beer is sold both on draft by the glass and by the half-gallon growler to go.
- Tonight would be the perfect night for some ribs and a growler of cold local beer.
(PERSON)
有烟嗓的人
someone who makes a growling sound (= a low, rough sound) when they sing or speak
I love Tom Waits and this is one of my favourites from the old growler. 我喜欢汤姆·威兹，他是我最喜欢的老烟嗓歌手之一。
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- The singer is from London, but his vocals aim for the smoky drawl of a bourbon growler from Tennessee.
- Tam White is Scotland's favourite blues growler.
- The player is also known as Ringhio - growler - or Pitbull.
(SEA ICE)
残碎冰山
a mass of ice in the sea, especially one that has broken off a larger iceberg or glacier
He reported hitting a growler, a rogue fragment of iceberg, while doing over 12 knots. 他报告说，当他以12多节的速度行驶时，撞上了一片残碎冰山，也就是从冰山上掉落的一个碎片。
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- We had hit a small, all-but-melted iceberg - a " growler " - that barely broke the surface but still bashed a dent in our bows.
- You can learn about iceberg towing and the life cycles of growlers and bergies.