And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him. 20 以利沙说,你们拿一个新瓶来,装盐给我。他们就拿来给他。
I've never known a gas cylinda last so long. I was beginning to think I'd got hold of some kind of widow's cruse. 我从不清楚一个煤气罐可以用这么长时间,我开始认为我得到一个聚宝盆了。
Example: In Susan's yard, the little well is a widow's cruse, which never dries, even in the severe season of drought. (苏姗家院子里的小井有着取之不竭的水,再干旱的季节都不会干涸。
cruse
[ noun ] small jar; holds liquid (oil or water) <noun.artifact>
Cruse \Cruse\ (kr?s), n. [Akin to LG. kruus, kroos, mug, jug, jar, D. kroes, G. krause, Icel. krus, Sw. krus, Dan. kruus. Cf. {Crucible}, {Cresset}.] 1. A cup or dish.
Take with thee . . . a cruse of honey. --1 Kings xiv. 3.
2. A bottle for holding water, oil, honey, etc.
So David took . . . the cruse of water. --1 Sam. xxvi. 12.