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hourglass

noun
🔊/ˈaʊəɡlɑːs/
🔊/ˈaʊərɡlæs/
Use an, not a, before hourglass.
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  1. a glass container holding sand that takes exactly an hour to pass through a small opening between the top and bottom sections沙漏（玻璃容器上部的沙子经一小孔漏到下部，全部漏完正好一小时） compare egg timer

hourglass

adjective
🔊/ˈaʊəɡlɑːs/
🔊/ˈaʊərɡlæs/
[only before noun]
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  1. a woman who has an hourglass figure, shape, etc. has large breasts and hips and a small waist（女人身材）丰乳肥臀的，上凸下翘的
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryHourglass is used with these nouns:
    • figure
    • shape
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