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单词 tumbler
释义
tumblertum‧bler /ˈtʌmblə $ -ər/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINtumbler
Origin:
1300-1400 tumble; 1-2 because it was originally made with a round or pointed bottom
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • I stand three feet from the glassware and count the tumblers lined up on a towel.
  • In both hands he held steady a glass tumbler drained to the ice.
  • The Gold Cadillac margarita is actually served in a tumbler over ice cubes with no salt anywhere to be seen.
  • The packet contained two smaller packets - one blue, one white, which were mixed together in a tumbler of water.
  • The wine glasses, tumblers, pipes and so on were articles which each painter handled regularly in the course of day-to-day life.
word sets
WORD SETS
acrobat, nounact, verbacting, nounactor, nounactress, nounagent, nounarena, nounbig name, nounbill, nounblack comedy, nounbook, verbcast, nouncasting, nounclown, nouncomedian, nouncomedienne, nouncomedy, nouncomic, nouncompany, nounconcert hall, nounconjure, verbconjurer, nounconjuring, nounconservatoire, nounconservatory, nouncontortionist, noundisplay, noundouble act, nounduo, nounemcee, nounenact, verbencore, nounentertainer, nounentertainment, nounfestival, nounfinale, nounfirst night, nounfool, noungala, noungrand finale, nounguest, nounham, nounheadline, verbheartthrob, nounhigh wire, nounhypnotist, nounimpersonator, nounimpresario, nouninterlude, nounintermission, nouninterpret, verbinterpretation, nounintro, nounlive, adjectivemagic, nounmagician, nounmagic wand, nounmajorette, nounmanager, nounmask, nounmatinée, nounmatinée idol, nounmegastar, nounmime, nounminstrel, nounnarration, nounopening night, nounPA, nounpart, nounperform, verbperformance, nounperformer, nounpresentation, nounprincipal, nounproducer, nounprogramme, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounpublic, nounpunchline, nounraconteur, nounrecast, verbrecitation, nounrehearsal, nounrehearse, verbrepertoire, nounreprise, nounringside, nounroadshow, nounrole-play, nounsafety net, nounshow business, nounshowgirl, nounshow-stopping, adjectivesketch, nounslapstick, nounsleight of hand, nounsmash hit, nounsnake charmer, nounsold out, adjectiveson et lumière, nounstand-up, adjectivestand-up, nounstar, verbstooge, nounstraight man, nounstripper, nounstriptease, nounsuperstar, nountattoo, nountightrope, nountour, nountroubadour, nountroupe, nountumbler, nounventriloquist, nounvirtuoso, nounwooden, adjective
1tumbler (1)a glass with a flat bottom and no handle2 (also tumblerful /-fʊl/ British English) the amount of liquid that this type of glass can contain3old-fashioned someone who performs special movements such as doing somersaults (=a jump in which you turn over completely in the air) SYN  acrobat
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