tumbler
英['tʌmblə]
美['tʌmblɚ]
- n. 不倒翁（玩具）；杂技演员；翻筋斗者；一杯的容量；滚筒；平底玻璃杯
词态变化
复数: tumblers;
中文词源
tumbler 不倒翁，平底玻璃杯
tumble,翻滚，-er,表物。引申诸相关词义。
英文词源
- tumbler (n.)
- mid-14c., "acrobat," agent noun from tumble (v.). Compare Old English tumbere "tumbler, dancer." A fem. form was tumblester (early 15c.), tumbester (late 14c.) "female acrobatic dancer." Meaning "drinking glass" is recorded from 1660s, originally a glass with a rounded or pointed bottom which would cause it to "tumble;" thus it could not be set down until it was empty. As a part of a lock mechanism, from 1670s.
双语例句
- 1. Add a few drops to half a tumbler of water.
- 在半玻璃杯水里面加上几滴。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He took a tumbler from a cupboard.
- 他从碗橱里拿出一只平底玻璃杯。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The tumbler is not half full.
- 这杯子里酒还不到一半.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. He drank from a tumbler.
- 他用平底玻璃杯喝.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. He drank a tumbler of brandy.
- 他喝了一杯白兰地.
来自辞典例句