| 单词 | glass |
| 释义 | glass n., v., & adj. --n 1. a (often attrib.) a hard, brittle, usu. transparent, translucent, or shiny substance, made by fusing sand with soda and lime and sometimes other ingredients (a glass jug) (cf. crown glass, flint glass, plate glass). b a substance of similar properties or composition. 2. (often collect.) an object or objects made from, or partly from, glass, esp.: a a drinking vessel. b a mirror; a looking-glass. c an hour- or sand-glass. d a window. e a greenhouse (rows of lettuce under glass). f glass ornaments. g a barometer. h a glass disc covering a watch-face. i a magnifying lens. j a monocle. 3. (in pl.) a spectacles. b field-glasses; opera-glasses. 4. the amount of liquid contained in a glass; a drink (he likes a glass). --vtr. 1. (usu. as glassed adj.) fit with glass; glaze. 2. poet. reflect as in a mirror. 3. Mil. look at or for with field-glasses. --adj of or made from glass. Phrases and idioms glass-blower a person who blows semi-molten glass to make glassware. glass-blowing this occupation. glass case an exhibition display case made mostly from glass. glass-cloth 1. a linen cloth for drying glasses. 2. a cloth covered with powdered glass or abrasive, like glass-paper. glass cloth a woven fabric of fine-spun glass. glass-cutter 1. a worker who cuts glass. 2. a tool used for cutting glass. glass eye a false eye made from glass. glass fibre 1. a filament or filaments of glass made into fabric. 2. such filaments embedded in plastic as reinforcement. glass-gall = SANDIVER. glass-making the manufacture of glass. glass-paper paper covered with glass-dust or abrasive and used for smoothing and polishing. glass snake any snakelike lizard of the genus Ophisaurus, with a very brittle tail. glass wool glass in the form of fine fibres used for packing and insulation. has had a glass too much is rather drunk. Derivatives glassful n. (pl. -fuls). glassless adj. glasslike adj. Etymology: OE gl{aelig}s f. Gmc: cf. GLAZE |
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