hopper

• 名词，有多种含义：用于投放或分配物料的漏斗形容器；会跳跃的人或动物；采集啤酒花的机器；会跳的昆虫；棒球中在内野弹跳的地滚球。

A noun with multiple meanings: a funnel-shaped container for dispensing materials; a person or animal that hops; a machine for harvesting hops; a plant-eating insect that leaps; or in baseball, a ground ball hit along the field.

1. B2formaltechnical

   A funnel-shaped container or bin that holds material (like grain, coal, or sand) and releases it through the bottom.

   料斗

   • The grain was poured into the hopper of the mill.
   • The machine's hopper was filled with coal.
   • The hopper feeds the material onto the conveyor belt.

   同义词funnel

2. Person who hopsB1informal

   A person or animal that jumps or moves by hopping.

   跳跃者

   • The children were happy hoppers in the playground.
   • The kangaroo is a famous hopper.
   • He was a skilled hopper in the sack race.

   同义词jumperleaper

3. Hop-picking machineC1formalbritishtechnical

   A machine used for harvesting hops, which are used in brewing beer.

   啤酒花采摘机

   • The farmer used a hopper to collect the hops quickly.
   • Modern hop farms rely on mechanical hoppers.
   • The hopper separated the hops from the vines.

   同义词hop-picker

4. Jumping insectB2formalscientific

   A plant-eating insect with strong hind legs adapted for jumping, such as a grasshopper or locust.

   跳跃昆虫

   • A green hopper landed on the leaf.
   • The field was full of hoppers in the summer.
   • Hoppers can cause damage to crops.

   同义词grasshopperlocust

5. Ground ball in baseballB2informalamericansport

   In baseball, a hit that bounces and travels along the ground.

   地滚球

   • The batter hit a hopper to the shortstop.
   • The infielder fielded the hopper cleanly.
   • A slow hopper rolled past the pitcher.

   同义词bouncerchopperground ballgrounder