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hourglass

/ˈaʊərˌɡlæs/ American
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  • n. 沙漏
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Definition
  • n. a device with two glass bulbs used to measure time by falling sand
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Example
He flipped the hourglass to time exactly three minutes.
他把沙漏翻过来,正好计时三分钟。
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