hour.glass
hourglass的音标和读音:
DJ音标发音: [ˈaurˌglæs]
KK音标发音: [ˈaʊrˌglæs]
hourglass的词性:
n.(名词)
1. An instrument for measuring time, consisting of two glass chambers connected by a narrow neck and containing a quantity of sand, mercury, or another flowing substance that trickles from the upper chamber to the lower in a fixed amount of time, often one hour.
沙漏;滴漏:用于计时的仪器,由两个玻璃盒组成,中由一细颈相连,盒内装有一定量的沙子,水银或其他流动物质,这些物质在一固定量的时间里,通常为一个小时,从上方的盒内慢慢流入下方的盒子中
hourglass的词性:
adj.(形容词)
2. Shaped like an hourglass:
沙漏状的:
an hourglass design; an hourglass figure.
沙漏状的图案;沙漏形的图形