vat

大桶、タンク

特に製造の際に、液体を入れておく非常に大きな容器。

やさしい英語で： A very large container for holding liquids, especially during production.

• The vat was full of milk.
• They stored the wine in wooden vats.
• Workers cleaned the empty steel vat before filling it again.

類義語： tank, tub

よく使う表現： vat of wine, large vat, fermentation vat

建染めの

布を染める前に、化学処理で使える状態にする染料を表す。

やさしい英語で： Describing a dye made usable by a chemical process before it colors cloth.

• They selected a vat dye.
• This cotton was colored with vat blue.
• Vat dyes require careful preparation before use.

よく使う表現： vat dye, vat blue, vat red