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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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