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单词 sand flea
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Definition of sand flea in English:

sand flea

noun
  • 1

    another term for chigger (sense 1 of the noun)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The tiny little spots are sand fleas trying to dig their way into his skin.
    • Tungiasis (penetration of the skin by sand fleas) is widespread in tropical Africa, especially West Africa, including Madagascar.
  • 2

    another term for sandhopper
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Actually his worst encounter wound up being with sand fleas on the beach of a ‘tropical paradise,’ but as he said while looking at the pictures of dense green foliage and obvious humidity, ‘You expect to see Tarzan come swinging by.’
    • He told me that I was a sissy for hating the sand fleas on the beach.
    • Selecting the right memento of your service will lead to years of pleasant memories, something to be remembered long after the sand flea bites heal.
    • Maybe a target audience of desert dwelling sand fleas would warm to this crazy mix of faux comedy with karate chops.
    • Restlessly sleeping among swarming sand fleas, I'm awakened by ‘Gabilan’, who points to a sky filled with thousands of stars and dozens of streaks of light.
    • Soldiers slept in tents and had no running water or dining facility, used burn-out latrines, and endured sand fleas, crickets, and extreme heat.
    • Despite balmy temperatures, you'll need to pack pants, long-sleeved shirts, and, yes, even socks, to fend off the hordes of biting sand fleas and midges on the Tuichi River.
    • True, the Lakes' shores lacked the sand fleas that infested ocean beaches and scared off those who couldn't tell them apart from lice.
    • The reason I had seen the sand fleas always hopping whenever I approached them was because I was approaching them.
    • Other times it can be like sitting in a hornets' nest with sand fleas up your nose.
    • Although I have not subjected myself to all of these, the label says that Repel disgusts chiggers, fleas, mosquitoes, ticks, and sand fleas.
    • Their latest CD, Beach Blanket Bedlam, packs a punch with high-energy, oddball odes to sand fleas and doomed hoodlums.
    • Thick in the middle of the World Wars, segueing at the moment from the First to the Second, we have a week with nothing better to do but paddle out to catch dinner, keep the sand fleas out of the tent… and game.

Definition of sand flea in US English:

sand flea

nounˈsan(d) ˌflē
  • 1

    another term for chigoe
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Tungiasis (penetration of the skin by sand fleas) is widespread in tropical Africa, especially West Africa, including Madagascar.
    • The tiny little spots are sand fleas trying to dig their way into his skin.
  • 2

    another term for beach flea
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Soldiers slept in tents and had no running water or dining facility, used burn-out latrines, and endured sand fleas, crickets, and extreme heat.
    • True, the Lakes' shores lacked the sand fleas that infested ocean beaches and scared off those who couldn't tell them apart from lice.
    • Despite balmy temperatures, you'll need to pack pants, long-sleeved shirts, and, yes, even socks, to fend off the hordes of biting sand fleas and midges on the Tuichi River.
    • Selecting the right memento of your service will lead to years of pleasant memories, something to be remembered long after the sand flea bites heal.
    • Other times it can be like sitting in a hornets' nest with sand fleas up your nose.
    • The reason I had seen the sand fleas always hopping whenever I approached them was because I was approaching them.
    • Thick in the middle of the World Wars, segueing at the moment from the First to the Second, we have a week with nothing better to do but paddle out to catch dinner, keep the sand fleas out of the tent… and game.
    • Restlessly sleeping among swarming sand fleas, I'm awakened by ‘Gabilan’, who points to a sky filled with thousands of stars and dozens of streaks of light.
    • Maybe a target audience of desert dwelling sand fleas would warm to this crazy mix of faux comedy with karate chops.
    • Although I have not subjected myself to all of these, the label says that Repel disgusts chiggers, fleas, mosquitoes, ticks, and sand fleas.
    • Their latest CD, Beach Blanket Bedlam, packs a punch with high-energy, oddball odes to sand fleas and doomed hoodlums.
    • He told me that I was a sissy for hating the sand fleas on the beach.
    • Actually his worst encounter wound up being with sand fleas on the beach of a ‘tropical paradise,’ but as he said while looking at the pictures of dense green foliage and obvious humidity, ‘You expect to see Tarzan come swinging by.’
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