Word
hourglass
沙漏;时漏
核心释义
a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes
- 1.
由两个玻璃容器通过细颈连接、沙粒在其中流动的计时器
A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.
- 2.
计时六十分钟的沙漏
a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes
- 3.
形状像沙漏的光标,表示计算机正忙
A cursor, often shaped like an hourglass, indicating that the computer is busy.
由两个玻璃容器通过细颈连接、沙粒在其中流动的计时器;计时六十分钟的沙漏;形状像沙漏的光标,表示计算机正忙;时漏;砂漏
用法In use
The teacher placed a small hourglass on her desk to time the reading activity.
用法提示:名词“hourglass”作宾语,指用来计时的沙漏。
An hourglass with white sand sat on the windowsill, and we watched the sand trickle through.
用法提示:名词“hourglass”作主语,描述其外观和动作。
In the escape room, the players had to find the key before the hourglass ran out.
用法提示:名词“hourglass”用在“before the hourglass ran out”中,表示时间限制。
turn over the hourglass
hourglass 是可数名词;turn over 表示把沙漏上下颠倒。
He turned over the hourglass to measure twenty minutes.
他翻转沙漏来计时二十分钟。
the hourglass runs out
run out 表示沙漏中的沙子漏完,常用于比喻时间用尽。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- hourglass figure
- 沙漏型身材(细腰丰胸的体形)
- She has an hourglass figure that many models admire.她拥有许多模特羡慕的沙漏型身材。
- hourglass shape
- 沙漏形状,中间窄、两端宽的形态
- The flask was blown into an hourglass shape for easy gripping.这个烧瓶被吹制成沙漏形状,以便于握持。
- hourglass timer
- 沙漏计时器
- The game comes with an hourglass timer for each round.这个游戏配有一个用于每轮计时的沙漏计时器。
- turn the hourglass
- 翻转沙漏(重新开始计时)
- When the sand ran out, he turned the hourglass over.沙子流完后,他翻转了沙漏。
- sand in the hourglass
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 hour(小时)和 glass(玻璃)拼在一起:装着一小时沙子的玻璃器皿,就是沙漏。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:教室演示、计时游戏、桌面摆件 该词为中性词,通常用于描述用沙子计时的传统器具,比较常见于课堂演示或作为装饰摆件等日常场景。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 hourglass 末尾的 /æs/ 押韵(美式读音),如 glass /ɡlæs/。注意 hourglass 中的 h 不发音,读作 /ˈaʊɚɡlæs/,不要按拼写读成 /ˈhaʊr.../。另外,英式英语常把这类 -ass 读成 /ɑːs/,例如 glass /ɡlɑːs/、class /klɑːs/,与美式 /æs/ 不同。
一起学习词形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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.