glass

glass
noun

[mass noun]a hard, brittle substance, typically transparent or translucent, made by fusing sand with soda, lime, and sometimes other ingredients and cooling rapidly. It is used to make windows, drinking containers, and other articles
玻璃
■any similar substance which has solidified from a molten state without crystallizing
类似玻璃的物质
a thing made from, or partly from, glass, in particular
玻璃制品；部分为玻璃的物品，尤指
■a container to drink from
玻璃杯
a beer glass.
一只啤酒杯。
■[mass noun]glassware
玻璃器皿
■[mass noun]greenhouses or cold frames considered collectively
温室；［总称］冷床
■(chiefly Brit.)a mirror
(主英)镜子
■(dated). short for weather glass
(旧)。 weather glass 的简称
■(archaic)an hourglass
(古)沙漏
a lens, or an optical instrument containing a lens or lenses, in particular a monocle or a magnifying lens
透镜；含有透镜的光学仪器（尤指单片眼镜或放大透镜）

verb
[with obj.]

cover or enclose with glass
用玻璃覆盖；给…装玻璃
the inn has a long gallery, now glassed in.
这个酒店有一个长廊，现用玻璃围了起来。
(especially in hunting) scan (one's surroundings) with binoculars
（尤指在打猎时）用望远镜观察（周围环境）
the first day was spent glassing the rolling hills.
第一天就在用望远镜瞭望绵延的群山中度过了。
(poetic/literary)reflect in or as if in a mirror
(诗/文)（如）在镜中反射
the opposite slopes glassed themselves in the deep dark water.
对面的山坡在深暗的水中留下了倒影。
(Brit. informal)hit (someone) in the face with a beer glass
(英，非正式)用啤酒杯打（某人的）脸

常用词组
people (who live) in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

(proverb)you shouldn't criticize others when you have similar faults of your own
(谚)乌鸦不该笑猪黑；自身有短，休惹他人

under glass

派生
glassful
( pl. -fuls)
noun(pl. -fuls)
glassless
adjective
glass-like
adjective
语源

Old English gl æ, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch glas and German Glas

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