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hourglass

/ouuhr-glas, -glahs, ou-er-/US // ˈaʊərˌglæs, -ˌglɑs, ˈaʊ ər- //UK // (ˈaʊəˌɡlɑːs) //

沙漏,滴漏,滴漏计时器

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an instrument for measuring time, consisting of two bulbs of glass joined by a narrow passage through which a quantity of sand or mercury runs in just an hour.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having a notably slim or narrow waist, midsection, or joining segment: She has an hourglass figure.

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Examples

  • Yet the feeling that time is slipping away, that the sand in the hourglass is falling fast, will induce existential angst in the best of us.

  • More sidecut—which gives a ski that hourglass shape—allows a pair to penetrate deeper in its tracks and shortens the turn radius, heightening those sweet, sweet G’s.

  • In the team’s laser, light bounces between mirrors positioned at either end of an hourglass-shaped cavity before exiting the device.

  • But there are two aspects that raise Hourglass above mere Ulysses imitation.

  • One of these collaborations includes a lilac hourglass-shaped Tadashi gown in which Spencer collected her very first Golden Globe.

  • There were bold minidresses with molded bodices that exaggerated an hourglass figure.

  • Sometimes his leather jackets were sporty and rakish, at others they were sculpted into prim, hourglass shapes.

  • The catillus (E) itself was shaped something like an hourglass, or two funnels joined at the neck.

  • At the sound the bearded old man raises his sceptre, opens his mouth, and turns an hourglass.

  • The sands did not then run so swiftly through the hourglass; if the voyage to England was long, why, so was life!

  • One and all worshiped somewhat languidly, with frequent glances at the hourglass upon the pulpit.

  • Sometimes it will be nearly globular, again long and thin, or it may be constricted like an hourglass.