hourglass的意思|示意

美 / ˈaʊəglɑ:s / 英 / ˈaʊərglæs /

n. 沙漏;水漏

复数 hourglasses


hourglass的用法详解

英语单词hourglass的用法讲解

hourglass是一个英语单词,它表示“沙漏”的意思,就是将沙子装在两个玻璃瓶子中,中间有一个狭窄的通道,当上面一瓶子把沙子慢慢倒入下面一瓶子时,就形成了一个沙漏的形状。

hourglass可以在日常中的不同场合用来比喻和表示某种意思,例如:

1. 以“时间的沙漏”来比喻时间的短暂:

Time is like an hourglass, with the grains of sand slipping through the narrow neck and never to be regained.

2. 以“沙漏”比喻时代的变迁:

The hourglass of the ages passes on, leaving nothing but the memories of the past.

3. 以“沙漏”比喻财富的成败:

Wealth is but an hourglass, with the fortunes of men continually shifting.

总之,hourglass是比喻时间、时代、财富等各种概念的有效工具。

hourglass相关短语

1、 hourglass stomach 葫芦胃

2、 hourglass curve 沙漏线

3、 hourglass worm 球面蜗杆,滴漏形蜗杆,欣德利球面蜗杆,环面蜗杆

4、 The hourglass 沙漏人,小时玻璃沙漏,时间沙漏

5、 The Phantom Hourglass 幻影沙漏

6、 An Hourglass Worth Of Light 沙漏灯

7、 hourglass cursor 沙漏光标,沙漏游标

hourglass相关例句

The hourglass is almost empty!

沙漏几乎要空了!

英语连读(第一部分)

He found that centrefolds vary in weight but not in their hourglass shapes.

他发现,杂志跨页版面上的性感女郎虽然体重不一,但其沙漏体形却万变不离.

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Jesus tells us, the sand in the top hourglass is all that counts.

耶稣教导我们说, 惟有沙漏上端之沙才有价值.

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After glass blowing was invented, the hourglass came into use.

吹制玻璃术发明后, 滴漏计时器便开始使用.

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But at present, the business card printing and membership card manufacturing workers structural change to hourglass.

但是目前, 制卡和会员卡制作业的结构正在向沙漏型转变.

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Hourglass? Female , because over time, the weight can shift to the bottom.

滴漏 -女人, 因为随着时间推移, 它的重量向底部转移.

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