| 单词 | sandglass |
| 释义 | sandglass (once / 695254 pages) n WORD FAMILY sandglass: sandglasses USAGE EXAMPLESIt called for an amusement park with sundials, sandglasses and other antiquated time-telling devices, the Beijing News reported. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2014) Afterwards we hear of his fixing the price of his work at fourpence an hour, and measuring his time by a sandglass. Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2012) We have a sandglass and it runs out. Maclaren, Alexander, Expositions of Holy Scripture—Deute...(2010) n timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage Hypo|Hyper egg timer a sandglass that runs for three minutes; used to time the boiling of eggs hourglassa sandglass that runs for sixty minutes horologe, timekeeper, timepiece a measuring instrument or device for keeping time |
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