tumbler

英 [ˈtʌmblə(r)]

美 [ˈtʌmblər]

n.  (无柄无脚、平底直壁的)玻璃杯; 一平底玻璃杯(的量); 翻筋斗杂技演员

复数：tumblers　

机械

BNC.16404 / COCA.17098

牛津词典

noun

• （无柄无脚、平底直壁的）玻璃杯
  a glass for drinking out of, with a flat bottom, straight sides and no handle or stem
• 一平底玻璃杯（的量）
  the amount held by a tumbler
• 翻筋斗杂技演员
  an acrobat who performs somersaults (= a jump in which you turn over completely in the air)

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (平底)玻璃杯
  Atumbleris a drinking glass with straight sides.
  1. He took a tumbler from a cupboard.
     他从碗橱里拿出一只平底玻璃杯。
  2. The contents of a tumbler can be referred to as atumbler ofsomething.
     一平底玻璃杯之量
  3. Add a few drops to half a tumbler of water.
     在半玻璃杯水里面加上几滴。
• （在地上表演的）杂技演员;翻筋斗杂技演员
  Atumbleris anacrobatwho performs on the ground, often with other members of a group.

英英释义

noun

• pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground
  Synonym:rollertumbler pigeon
• a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem
• a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown
• a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.

双语例句

• Tumbler: use vacuum pump to pickle meat and vegetables, quickly and efficiently.
  腌肉机：真空腌制，速度快，效果好。
• He felt so bad afterwards that he had to self-medicate with a tumbler of whisky and sleeping pills.
  事后他觉得特别不好受，只好用一大杯威士忌和安眠药来给自己疗伤。
• He put down his tumbler, and deliberately struck a match; then with even greater deliberation he lit a gold-tipped cigarette.
  他放下了大玻璃杯，不慌不忙地划了一根火柴；然后他更加从容不迫地点起了一枝金纸嘴的香烟。
• One of the number who happened to be drinking, and who caught the Doctor's eye glaring at him through the side of his tumbler, left off so hastily that he was convulsed for some moments, and in the sequel ruined Doctor Blimber's point.
  他们当中的一位正好在喝酒，当他看到博士正从他的玻璃酒杯旁边向他瞪着眼睛时，就急急忙忙地停止，结果痉挛了好几秒钟，并因此把布林伯博士的话头打断了。
• What's the tumbler grading on that vault?
  那个阀门是什么等级的？
• Before he had drunk his second tumbler of tea the three-horsed postcart drove up to the porch with ringing bells, the wheels rattling on the frozen mud as on stones.
  他还没有喝完第二杯茶，就有一辆带铃铛的三驾驿车来到大门前。驿车车轮在冰冻的泥地上滚动，就象在石板路上那样隆隆作响。
• They compare the "chinese tumbler" to the man who maintains a firm attitude and independent position.
  他们把“不倒翁”比作态度坚定并且立场独立的人。
• He opened a packing carton, took out a cut-glass tumbler, polished it with the silk handkerchief from his top pocket and poured a large measure of whisky.
  他打开了一只打包的纸箱，取出一只杯子，并用从他西装口袋拿出的丝质手帕擦了擦，倒了一大杯威士忌。
• I have friends a tumbler, was his grandfather's death left me, are still on the shelf on my desk, things occur in childhood.
  我友一个不倒翁，是爷爷去世时留给我的，至今还在我的桌子上摆着，事情发生在小时候。
• Toothbrushes huddled together in a tumbler like old men at a wedding.
  挤集在大杯中的一簇牙刷，有如婚礼上的一伙老头。