"hourglass" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 沙漏

Definition

沙漏是一種由上下連接的兩個玻璃瓶組成的裝置，瓶內沙子能在一定時間內流完，常用來計算短時間。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Hourglass' 可指傳統的沙漏計時器，也在 'hourglass figure' 形容女性身材曲線。作為象徵，代表時間流逝。可正式或非正式使用。

Examples

The hourglass is empty now.

**沙漏**現在已經空了。

Please turn the hourglass over.

請把**沙漏**翻過來。

The game starts when the hourglass is flipped.

當**沙漏**被翻轉時，遊戲開始。

He watched the sand fall through the hourglass as he waited.

他等待時看著**沙漏**裡的沙子不斷流動。

Her dress gave her an hourglass figure.

她的裙子讓她看起來有**沙漏**身材。

You could almost feel time running out as the hourglass emptied.

隨著**沙漏**變空，你幾乎可以感覺到時間快用光了。