Word
hourglass
沙漏；时漏
a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes
- 1.
A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.
由两个玻璃容器通过细颈连接、沙粒在其中流动的计时器
- 2.
a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes
计时六十分钟的沙漏
- 3.
A cursor, often shaped like an hourglass, indicating that the computer is busy.
形状像沙漏的光标,表示计算机正忙
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
In use
The teacher placed a small hourglass on her desk to time the reading activity.
An hourglass with white sand sat on the windowsill, and we watched the sand trickle through.
In the escape room, the players had to find the key before the hourglass ran out.
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。
The hourglass ran out before we finished the game.
我们的游戏还没结束，沙漏就漏完了。
like an hourglass
like an hourglass 常用来描述物体中间收缩、像沙漏一样的形状。
Connections
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
- 沙漏中的沙子（比喻流逝的时光）
- The sand in the hourglass drains away no matter how much you wish it to stop.无论你多么希望沙漏停下，其中的沙子总会流尽。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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.