Word · Frequency #844
glass
玻璃
a hard, usually transparent material made by heating sand with chemicals, used for windows, bottles, and other containers
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An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added).
一种无定形固体,通常透明,通过熔化硅砂并添加各种添加剂(通常加入苏打、钾碱和石灰)制成
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a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
脆性透明固体,原子结构不规则
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Any amorphous solid (one without a regular crystal lattice).
任何无定形固体(无规则晶格者)
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a container for holding liquids while drinking
用于饮用液体的容器
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A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material.
用于饮用的容器,尤指由玻璃、塑料或类似透明或半透明材料制成的
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the quantity a glass will hold
玻璃杯的容量
- 7.
Glassware.
玻璃器皿
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A mirror.
镜子
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A magnifying glass or loupe.
放大镜或珠宝镜
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A telescope.
望远镜
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A barrier made of solid, transparent material.
由坚硬透明材料制成的屏障
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A barometer.
气压计
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Transparent or translucent.
透明的或半透明的
玻璃杯；杯子；一玻璃杯（的量）；一杯；玻璃板；玻璃屏障；玻璃制品；玻璃器皿；镜子
In use
Please be careful with that glass, it's very fragile.
The window is made of thick glass to keep out the cold.
She collects antique glass from the 19th century.
a glass of sth
glass 作‘玻璃杯’时可数，复数 glasses。
She poured a glass of water.
她倒了一杯水。
made of glass
glass 作‘玻璃’为不可数名词。
The vase is made of glass.
这个花瓶是玻璃制的。
a pair of glasses
glasses 常以复数形式表示‘眼镜’。
He bought a new pair of glasses.
他买了一副新眼镜。
Connections
Collocations
- a glass of water
- 一杯水
- She drank a glass of water.她喝了一杯水。
- broken glass
- 碎玻璃
- Be careful of the broken glass.小心碎玻璃。
- glass bottle
- 玻璃瓶
- The wine is stored in a glass bottle.酒存放在玻璃瓶里。
- glass door
- 玻璃门
- He opened the glass door to the garden.他打开了通往花园的玻璃门。
- stained glass
- 彩色玻璃
- The church has beautiful stained glass windows.教堂有漂亮的彩色玻璃窗。
- glass ceiling
- 玻璃天花板（职场上无形的晋升障碍）
Learner notes
Memory Tip
glass的g像杯把，lass像女士，女士拿着玻璃杯。
Context & Register
Neutral register. Common contexts: material (windows, tableware), container (drinking glass), lens (eyeglasses, microscopes).
Grammar Note
作为材料不可数，作为容器可数
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like class, pass, grass, mass, brass all share the same /æs/ ending and rhyme with glass. However, note that 'gloss' is spelled similarly but has a different vowel sound /ɒs/ and does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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