tumbler
n
1
(a) flat-bottomed straight-sided drinking-glass with no handle or stem (無(wú)柄、 無(wú)腳、 平底、 直壁的)玻璃杯. =>illus at glass 見(jiàn) glass 插圖.
(b) (also tumblerful ) amount held by a tumbler 一玻璃杯的容量
a tumbler of milk 一玻璃杯牛奶.
2 part of a lock that holds the bolt until lifted by a key (鎖的)制栓(用鑰匙開(kāi)啟鎖栓的部件).
3 acrobat who turns somersaults, esp on the ground 翻筋斗的雜技演員(尤指在地面上的).
?? 醫(yī)學(xué)釋義
①大玻璃杯 ②轉(zhuǎn)換開(kāi)關(guān)
??? 情景例句
Call the plumber to fix the toilet.
給水管工打個(gè)電話來(lái)修理廁所。
The fox that had lost its tail would persuade others out of theirs.
一條狐貍丟尾巴,就勸旁的也丟它。
We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began.