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hourglass

/หˆaสŠษ™ษกlษ‘หs/
B1 ยท Intermediateโ˜…โ˜…โ˜†โ˜†โ˜†
noun

Simple Meaning

็ ‚ใŒไธŠ้ƒจใ‹ใ‚‰ไธ‹้ƒจใซ่ฝใกใ‚‹ใฎใซ1ๆ™‚้–“ใ‹ใ‹ใ‚‹ใ€ใ‚ฌใƒฉใ‚น่ฃฝใฎๅฎนๅ™จใ€‚

When to Use

๐Ÿ’ฌDaily Conversation๐Ÿ“šAcademic Writing
Intermediate โ€” can handle common situations

Examples in Conversation

โ€œๅ…ˆ็”Ÿใฏใƒ†ใ‚นใƒˆใฎๆ™‚้–“ใ‚’่จˆใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซ็ ‚ๆ™‚่จˆใ‚’ไฝฟใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚โ€

โ€œ็ ‚ๆ™‚่จˆใฏ็ด ๆ•ตใช่ฃ…้ฃพๅ“ใงใ™ใŒใ€ใ‚‚ใ†ๆ™‚้–“ใ‚’็Ÿฅใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซไฝฟใ†ไบบใฏใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚โ€

โ–ถFull Definition

A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.

โ€œAfter each game turn, invert the hourglass to reset the time limit for the next player.โ€

Related Words

Word Family:
hourglasseshourglass-shaped