hopper

hopper1
noun
  1. 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
  2. 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)

hopper2
noun
  1. a person who picks hops
    啤酒花采摘工
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