英语词汇“hopper”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

hop·per

(hŏpər)

1. One that hops.

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.]

单词	hopper
释义	hop·per (hŏpər) 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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