单词 | hopper |
释义 | hop·per ![]() n. 1. One that hops. 2. a. A usually funnel-shaped container in which materials, such as grain or coal, are stored in readiness for dispensation. b. A freight car with a door in the floor through which materials are unloaded. c. A box in which a bill is placed pending formal introduction before a legislature. d. Informal A place in which something is held in readiness: a studio with many potential blockbusters in the hopper. [Sense 2, from the shaking or hopping motion of grain hoppers as grain passed through them to the mill.] |
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