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单词 hourglass
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
hour•glass /ˈaʊrˌglæs, ˈaʊɚ-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Timean instrument for measuring time, made of two sections of glass joined by a narrow passage through which an amount of sand or mercury runs in just an hour.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. having the shape of an hourglass:an hourglass figure.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hour•glass  (ouər′glas′, -gläs′, ou′ər-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Timean instrument for measuring time, consisting of two bulbs of glass joined by a narrow passage through which a quantity of sand or mercury runs in just an hour.

adj. 
  1. having a notably slim or narrow waist, midsection, or joining segment:She has an hourglass figure.
  • hour + glass 1505–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hourglass /ˈaʊəˌɡlɑːs/ n
  1. a device consisting of two transparent chambers linked by a narrow channel, containing a quantity of sand that takes a specified time to trickle to one chamber from the other
  2. (modifier) well-proportioned with a small waist: an hourglass figure
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