单词	hourglass
释义	hourglass From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Chronologyhourglasshour‧glass /ˈaʊəɡlɑːs $ ˈaʊrɡlæs/ noun [countable]  1TMCa glass container for measuring time in which sand moves slowly from the top half to the bottom in exactly one hour → egg-timer2 → hourglass figureExamples from the Corpushourglass• Like sand in an hourglass, simultaneously pulled in both directions by the mysterious appetite of a two-headed gravity.• I picture the evolution of human consciousness in the shape of an hourglass.• The sand has run out of the hourglass.
随便看	the elements of something the elephant in the (living) room the elephant in the living room the elephant in the room the eleventh hour the Elks the Elysian Fields the embodiment of sala salable salable salacious salad salad bar salad cream salad days salad dressing salad vegetables salada salade salamander salamander salamandra salamandre salami

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