英 [ˈeɡ taɪmə(r)]
蛋计时器：一种用于计时煮鸡蛋的小沙漏。
egg timer //
可数名词 An egg timer is a device that measures the time needed to boil an egg. 煮蛋计时器
a sandglass that runs for three minutes; used to time the boiling of eggs
煮蛋计时器(egg timer), 此释义来源于网络辞典。
... · 掌上定时器 Pocket Timer · 煮蛋定时器 Egg timer · 睡眠定时器 Sleep Timer ...
[来源： Mike Harsh's Blog] Simon Allerdice的2个 WPF/E 示例，一个是 倒数计时器( Egg Timer)，另一个是 鼠标划线器(MouseTrack)
...，所有用来计算时间的工具称为Time piece，包括：手表(wrist watch)、钟(watch) 、袋表(pocket watch)，古代人用沙漏(egg timer) 和日晷(sun dial)作时间工具。如果以上的工具你都没有，还有你的嘴巴，可以问人：What time is.
They're the ones in the back of the gymnasium, frantically writing to the last minute and choking under the pressure of an egg timer.
他们坐在考场的后排，不顾一切地奋笔疾书到最后一分钟，被计时器逼迫得喘不过气来。
If you want to dramatically cut down the time you spend writing articles, I suggest you get an egg timer or a regular clock and set a deadline for each article.
如果你想要大幅度降低花在写文章上的时间，我建议你拿出一个煮蛋计时器或一个平常的闹钟，给每篇文章设定一个时间限制。
"Mikrophonie I" (1964), for example, was inspired by hitting the tam-tam that hung in his garden with spoons, tumblers and an egg-timer.
比如说1964年的“麦克风一号”(Mikrophonie i)。这部作品的灵感是施托克豪森用调羹、圆底酒杯与煮蛋计时器(沙漏)敲打他的花园中的铜锣而激发的。
Hundreds walked through, and a couple hundred picked up crayons, a piece of paper, and an egg timer.
Turn the egg timer to five minutes and suddenly magic starts happening.
While waiting for the egg timer or the microwave heating your oatmeal to go off, use the kitchen counter for support, and get going with 20 calf raises and 20 lunges and 20 counter push-ups.
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