单词 | hourglass |
释义 | hourglass /oweur"glas', -glahs', ow"euhr-/, n. 1. an 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. 2. having a notably slim or narrow waist, midsection, or joining segment: She has an hourglass figure. [1505-15; HOUR + GLASS] |
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