a glass

• A glass envelope is used to contain a gas at about 1/1000 atmospheric pressure .
  玻璃外壳中的气体压强约为11000大气压。
• Finally he bought a pint of pure glycerine and a glass rod a foot long .
  最后他又买了一品托纯甘油和一根一英尺长的玻璃棒。
• On the table beside the papers stood a glass containing what looked like whisky .
  文件旁放着一只玻璃杯，杯里装的象是威士忌。
• This light consists of a glass tube containing argon and a droplet of mercury .
  这种灯是由一根充有氩气和微量汞的玻璃管组成。
• He was about to mix a glass for sidney, but thought better of it at the last moment .
  他想动手给雪妮调一杯，再想想不妥就作罢了。
• The pollen flows freely without sticking to the sides of a glass storage container .
  花粉在玻璃容器内能自如滑动而不会贴着于器壁。
• I wouldn't take a glass for a five-pound note; it kills me with heartburn .
  那种东西喝下去心里要发烧的，你白给我五镑钱，我也不喝。
• The remarkable thing is that they never break anything, don't even chip a glass .
  最难得的是他们从来不摔坏东西，甚至连一只玻璃杯也不打破。
• The experimental telephone's ring is activated by pulses sent through a glass fiber .
  这种实验性电话铃是依靠玻璃纤维所传送的脉冲激发而工作的。
• Carol studied the woman. she was imitative as a glass diamond .
  卡罗尔仔细打量一下眼前这个女人，她简直虚假透顶，明明是一块玻璃，硬要冒充一颗钻石。