hourglass

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n. 时漏, 砂漏, 水漏 n. 沙漏标 [计] 沙漏标

发音

其它 /ˈaʊəɡlɑːs/
US /ˈaʊəɡlɑːs/

词形变化

hourglasses 复数 hourglasses hourglasses 三单 hourglassing 现在分词 hourglassed 过去式 hourglassed 过去分词

别名

hour glass hour-glass

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.

    沙漏

    沙钟

    沙壶

    After each game turn, invert the hourglass to reset the time limit for the next player.

  2. 2.

    A cursor, often shaped like an hourglass, indicating that the computer is busy.

    计算机 工程 数学

    When I right click the desktop display to check Display Properties, it hangs and shows me only the hourglass instead of the display menu.

v.
  1. 1.

    To display the cursor as an hourglass to indicate that the computer is busy.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

sandglass

相关短语

hourglass figure 沙漏身材 hourglass figures hourglass drum hourglass drums hourglass corset hourglass corsets hourglass dolphin hourglass dolphins

词源

From hour + glass.

来源：wiktionary