hourglass
US /ˈaʊr.ɡlæs/
UK /ˈaʊr.ɡlæs/
1.
jam pasir
a device for measuring time, consisting of two connected glass bulbs from which a quantity of sand takes an hour to pass
:
•
The sand slowly trickled through the hourglass.
Pasir perlahan-lahan menitis melalui jam pasir.
•
She turned the hourglass over to start the timer.
Dia membalikkan jam pasir untuk memulakan pemasa.
2.
bentuk jam pasir, siluet jam pasir
a figure or shape that is narrow in the middle and wider at the top and bottom, resembling an hourglass
:
•
She has an hourglass figure.
Dia mempunyai bentuk badan jam pasir.
•
The vase had an elegant hourglass shape.
Pasu itu mempunyai bentuk jam pasir yang elegan.