单词 | glass |
释义 | glass —glass /ɡlɑːs/ aep /ɡlæs/ noun (CONTAINER) A1 [C] a small container for drinks made of glass or similar material, with a flat base and usually with no handle: » a beer/wine glass» She poured some milk into a glass.Thesaurus+: ↑GlassThesaurus+: ↑Dishes, bowls, cups and glassesa glass of sthA1 a type or amount of drink contained in a glass: » Would you like a glass of water?» Two glasses of lemonade, please.Thesaurus+: ↑Informal measurements of volume , ↑Measurements of volumeThesaurus+: ↑Drinks - general words• • • Extra Examples:» She'd had a couple of glasses of champagne and was starting to feel light-headed.» He got up and refilled their glasses.» On a hot day it's lovely to hear the chink of ice in a glass.» Would you like a glass of wine?» He'd left sticky fingermarks all over the glass.noun (DEVICE) the glass [S] OLD-FASHIONED► F0 a BAROMETER(Cf. ↑barometer): » The glass has been falling/rising (= showing a change to bad/good weather) all day.Thesaurus+: ↑Weather and climate - general wordsnoun (FOR IMPROVING SIGHT) glasses [plural]► A1 two small pieces of special glass or plastic in a frame worn in front of the eyes to improve sight: » a pair of glasses» reading glassesThesaurus+: ↑Eyesight, glasses and lenses , ↑Using the eyes , ↑The eye and surrounding area , ↑Optics, microscopy and lasersnoun (SUBSTANCE) A1 [U] a hard, transparent material, used to make windows, bottles, and other objects: » coloured/broken glass» a glass jar/dish/ornament» It's a huge window made from a single pane of glass.Thesaurus+: ↑GlassF0 [U] objects made from glass when thought of as a group: » The museum has a fine collection of valuable glass.Thesaurus+: ↑GlassThesaurus+: ↑Dishes, bowls, cups and glassesunder glassF0 in a glasshouse: » In cool climates you have to grow tropical plants under glass.Thesaurus+: ↑GlassWord Builder:–Nouns: glass–Adjectives: glassy• • • Extra Examples:» a chipped glass» clear glass» office furnishings in glass, leather, and chrome» A stone hit the window and cracked the glass.» The road was covered with fragments of glass from the shattered window. |
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