hourglass
复数形式
hourglasses
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沙漏, 漏壶
a glass container with two parts that measures every sixty minutes using the sand flow from the upper to the lower part
- She flipped the hourglass to start the 30-minute countdown for her cooking task.
她翻转了沙漏，开始为她的烹饪任务进行30分钟倒计时。
- The hourglass on the desk was used as a timer for the study session.
桌子上的沙漏被用作学习会议的计时器。
- They used an hourglass during the game to keep track of turns and ensure fairness.
他们在游戏中使用了一个沙漏来跟踪回合并确保公平。
- The hourglass was a traditional method for measuring time before modern clocks became common.
沙漏是现代时钟普及之前测量时间的传统方法。
- He watched the sand slowly flow through the hourglass as he waited for his meeting to start.
他一边等待会议开始，一边看着沙子慢慢流过沙漏。