hourglass
US /ˈaʊr.ɡlæs/
UK /ˈaʊr.ɡlæs/
1.
đồng hồ cát
a device for measuring time, consisting of two connected glass bulbs from which a quantity of sand takes an hour to pass
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The sand slowly trickled through the hourglass.
Cát từ từ chảy qua đồng hồ cát.
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She turned the hourglass over to start the timer.
Cô ấy lật đồng hồ cát để bắt đầu hẹn giờ.
2.
dáng đồng hồ cát, hình đồng hồ cát
a figure or shape that is narrow in the middle and wider at the top and bottom, resembling an hourglass
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She has an hourglass figure.
Cô ấy có dáng người đồng hồ cát.
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The vase had an elegant hourglass shape.
Chiếc bình có hình dáng đồng hồ cát thanh lịch.