名詞 gallon:

1. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
   同義詞：gal
2. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters
   同義詞：Imperial gallon, congius

1. I've heard that ten pence a gallon is coming off the price of petrol.
   我聽說汽油價格每加侖要減十便士。
2. The imperial gallon is not the same as the US gallon.
   英制的加侖和與美制的容量不同。
3. This car averages 40 miles to the gallon.
   這輛汽車平均每加侖可行40英里。
4. The car used a gallon of petrol for the journey.
   汽車在路上消耗了一加侖汽油。
5. He added 2 gallons of fuel to his car.
   他給汽車加了2加侖油。

gal.lon

n.Abbr. gal.（名詞）縮寫 gal.

A unit of volume in the U.S. Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to 4 quarts (3.785 liters).
加侖：美國使用的液體容量單位，等于4夸脫(3.785開）
A unit of volume in the British Imperial System, used in liquid and dry measure, equal to 4 quarts (4.54' liters).See table at measurement
英制加侖：英國度量衡系統(tǒng)用于液體和干容量單位，等于4夸脫(4.54'開）參見 measurement
A container with a capacity of one gallon.
一加侖容量的容器

來源：
Middle English [a liquid measure]
中古英語 [液體量度]
from Old North French galon
源自 古法國北方方言 galon