sand
n. 沙; 沙地;沙洲;沙灘;沙子; 沙色
vt. 撒沙於; 以沙掩蓋;用砂紙等擦平或磨光某物;使撒沙似地佈滿;給…摻沙子
vi. 被沙堵塞
n. (Sand)人名;(英、德、意、芬、羅、捷、挪)桑德;(瑞典)桑德;(法)桑
Sand is a substance that looks like powder, and consists of extremely small pieces of stone. Some deserts and many beaches are made up of sand.
They all walked barefoot across the damp sand to the water's edge.
他們全都光著腳走過潮溼的沙地來到水邊。
...grains of sand.
沙粒
Sands are a large area of sand, for example a beach.
...miles of golden sands.
綿延數英里的金色沙灘
If you sand a wood or metal surface, you rub sandpaper over it in order to make it smooth or clean.
Sand the surface softly and carefully.
用砂紙仔細而輕柔地打磨表面。
If you refer to the shifting sands of a situation, you mean that it changes so often that it is difficult to deal with.
He had been a rock in the shifting sands of her existence.
他一直是她曲折坎坷的生活中的主心骨。
...his shrewd tactical skills in the shifting sands of Arab politics.
他在阿拉伯風雲變幻的政局中的高明謀略
1. a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
2. fortitude and determination;
1. rub with sandpaper;
drive (或 run) (something) into the sand
(使)停止,(使)終止
the sands (of time) are running out
時間不多了
It's hard to walk on the soft sand.
沙土地暄,不好走.
There were grains of sand in her hair.
她的頭髮裡有沙粒.
The child dug his fingers into the sand.
小孩把手指插進沙裡.
There is a mass of sand in the yard.
院裡有一堆沙子.
He compounded water, sand and soil and formed bricks.
他用水拌和沙和泥土做成磚塊.