Word · Frequency #16404
tumbler
平底玻璃杯;无柄平底杯
a flat-bottomed drinking glass with no handle or stem
- 1.
A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking.
锁中的可移动障碍物,需通过钥匙等调整至特定位置才能开锁或上锁。
- 2.
A rotating device for smoothing and polishing rough objects, placed inside it, on relatively small parts.
用于抛光小零件的旋转设备。
- 3.
A piece attached to, or forming part of, the hammer of a gunlock, upon which the mainspring acts and in which are the notches for sear point to enter.
枪机锤上的零件,主弹簧作用其上,内有缺口供扳机进入。
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A drinking glass that has no stem, foot, or handle — so called because such glasses originally had a pointed or convex base and could not be set down without spilling. This compelled the drinker to finish their measure.
无柄、无脚、无把手的平底玻璃杯,最初因底部凸起而必须一口喝完。
- 5.
A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for its habit of tumbling, or turning somersaults, during its flight.
一种家鸽,飞行时习惯翻筋斗。
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A beverage cup, typically made of stainless steel, that is broad at the top and narrow at the bottom commonly used in India.
上宽下窄的金属饮杯,常用于印度。
- 7.
Something that causes something else to tumble.
导致翻倒的东西。
- 8.
The pupa of a mosquito.
蚊子的蛹。
- 9.
One of a set of levers from which the heddles hang in some looms.
某些织机中悬挂综丝的一组杠杆之一。
- 10.
A service that mixes potentially identifiable or 'tainted' cryptocurrency funds with others, so as to obscure the audit trail; used for money laundering.
一种将可能可识别或“受污染”的加密货币资金与其他资金混合以掩盖审计轨迹的服务;用于洗钱。
杂技演员;翻斤斗者;锁的制栓;弹子;锁中的可移动障碍物,需通过钥匙等调整至特定位置才能开锁或上锁。;用于抛光小零件的旋转设备。;枪机锤上的零件,主弹簧作用其上,内有缺口供扳机进入。
In use
He poured the orange juice into a tall tumbler.
She filled the tumbler with water and set it on the table.
I need a clean tumbler for my iced tea.
a tumbler of [liquid]
tumbler 指平底无柄的玻璃杯;a tumbler of ... 表示“一杯 ... 的量”。
She drank a tumbler of cold water.
她喝了一平底杯冷水。
a tumbler performs [acrobatic move]
指杂技演员时,tumbler 常与 perform、do 等动词搭配。
The tumbler performed a perfect somersault.
这名杂技演员完成了一个完美的翻筋斗。
a tumbler in [a lock]
在锁具中,tumbler 指需与钥匙齿形对齐的制栓或弹子。
Connections
Collocations
- a tumbler of water
- 一杯水
- He poured himself a tumbler of water before taking the medicine.他给自己倒了一杯水,然后吃药。
- crystal tumbler
- 水晶平底杯
- She poured juice into a crystal tumbler.她把果汁倒进一个水晶平底杯。
- circus tumbler
- 马戏团翻斤斗演员
- The circus tumbler amazed the audience with backflips.这位马戏团翻斤斗演员以后空翻令观众惊叹。
- tumbler lock
- 弹子锁
- The door is fitted with a tumbler lock.门上装了弹子锁。
Synonyms
- glass
- 玻璃杯 · glass 泛指玻璃杯,不强调平底或无柄;tumbler 特指平底、直壁、无柄的饮杯,常用于烈酒或水。多数场合可互换,但若需精确指称杯型,用 tumbler 更合适。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 tumble(翻滚):tumbler 既是翻跟头的杂技演员,也是不易翻滚的平底杯,锁里需翻动的弹子也同名。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:家庭日常饮水、餐厅/酒吧点饮品、招待客人 tumbler 作“平底无柄杯”解时属于中性词,多用于日常口语和一般书面语,在餐厅、酒吧或家庭场合都比较常见;没有明显的正式或俚俗色彩。
Grammar Note
表示“一杯的容量”时,常用 a tumbler of + 名词的结构。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的词有 bumbler /ˈbʌmblə/、grumbler /ˈɡrʌmblə/、humbler /ˈhʌmblə/;它们的重读元音 /ʌ/ 和后面的 /mblə/ 与 tumbler 一致。tumble /ˈtʌmbl/ 与它们共享 /ˈtʌmbl/ 的音,但结尾没有 /ə/。注意拼写以 -mbler 结尾但读音不同的易混词:gambler /ˈɡæmblə/、rambler /ˈræmblə/,重读元音是 /æ/,不是 /ʌ/。
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.