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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | | English term or phrase: dash | 这是调配鸡尾酒时用的量词，原文如下：
...one and a half measures of pineapple juice, and two dashes of angostura
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| | 少许 | Explanation:
少许。1 dash 约为1.2毫升。大概没人真的会去量吧，所以精确到毫升可能会比较别扭。
"How much is a dash?
The Angostura 1954 “Professional Mixing Guide” says it’s 1/6th of a teaspoon, or 1/48th of an ounce."
1盎司约等于28.35克，则1 dash 约等于0.59克；
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1英制液体盎司=28.41毫升，则1 dash 约等于0.59毫升；
1美制液体盎司=29.57毫升，则1 dash 约等于0.62毫升。 |
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| Grading comment 谢谢两位的回答。可能中西方表达习惯不一样，我们平常做菜之类一般都用不太精确的用词，比如说“少许”之类，而西方用词比较精确，但翻译时，我还是比较偏向该精确时就精确，在查了一些资料后，我决定用"滴注". dash和drop不一样，1dash约等于3-4drops。http://www.chinalegends.com/bbs/thread-20395-1-1.html
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1 day4 hrs confidence:   少许
Explanation:
少许。1 dash 约为1.2毫升。大概没人真的会去量吧，所以精确到毫升可能会比较别扭。
"How much is a dash?
The Angostura 1954 “Professional Mixing Guide” says it’s 1/6th of a teaspoon, or 1/48th of an ounce."
1盎司约等于28.35克，则1 dash 约等于0.59克；
或
1英制液体盎司=28.41毫升，则1 dash 约等于0.59毫升；
1美制液体盎司=29.57毫升，则1 dash 约等于0.62毫升。
Reference: http://www.adashofbitters.com/2007/03/03/how-much-is-a-dash/
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| | Grading comment | 谢谢两位的回答。可能中西方表达习惯不一样，我们平常做菜之类一般都用不太精确的用词，比如说“少许”之类，而西方用词比较精确，但翻译时，我还是比较偏向该精确时就精确，在查了一些资料后，我决定用"滴注". dash和drop不一样，1dash约等于3-4drops。http://www.chinalegends.com/bbs/thread-20395-1-1.html |
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