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tumbler

美音:[´tʌmblə ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.打滚的人,翻筋斗者,杂技演员,(平底)大玻璃杯,一杯量

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tumbler


/'tʌmblə(r); `tʌmblɚ/
n
1 (a) flat-bottomed straight-sided drinking-glass with no handle or stem (无柄、无脚、平底、直壁的)玻璃杯. =>illus at glass 见 glass 插图.
(b) (also tumblerful / -fUl; -fJl/) 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 (锁的)制栓(用钥匙开启锁栓的部件).
3 acrobat who turns somersaults, esp on the ground 翻筋斗的杂技演员(尤指在地面上的).

tumbler


n[C]

[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: tumble;]
[Sense: 1-2; Origin: because it was originally made with a round or pointed bottom]
a glass with a flat bottom and no handle
alsotumblerful [-ful/