a container for a bulk material such as grain, rock, or rubbish, typically one that tapers downward and is able to discharge its contents at the bottom 箱,漏斗(装载如谷物、石头、垃圾等大批东西的,多向下逐渐变细,底部可卸载) ■(chiefly historical)a tapering container, working with a hopping motion, through which grain passed into a mill (主史)(谷物进入磨粉机的)漏斗 ■a railway wagon able to discharge coal or other bulk material through its floor (铁路)卸货车 ■a barge for carrying away mud or sediment from a dredging-machine and discharging it (从挖泥机器运送泥浆或沉淀物并卸载的)驳船 ■(亦作 hopper head)a container at the top of a vertical pipe which receives water from a gutter or waste pipe (在笔直的管子上方接受排水沟或污水管水流的)水槽,水箱
a person or thing that hops 跳跃的人;跳跃物 ■(informal)a person who makes a series of short trips (非正式)常做短期旅行的人 an island hopper. 常来岛上短期旅行的人。 ■a hopping insect, especially a young locust 跳跃的昆虫(尤指幼蝗虫)