| 释义 |
sand/sænd/ n. & v.●n. 1 a loose granular substance resulting from the wearing down of esp. siliceous rocks and found on the seashore, river beds, deserts, etc. (尤指硅质岩受侵蚀而形成的海滩、河床、沙漠等上的)沙 2 (in pl. 用复数) grains of sand 沙粒 3 (in pl. 用复数) an expanse or tracts of sand 沙滩 4 a light yellow-brown colour like that of sand 沙土色，沙灰色 5 (in pl. 用复数) a sandbank 沙洲，沙坝 6 US colloq. firmness of purpose; grit [美口] (对于目标的)坚毅，坚定；勇气 ●v. tr. 1 smooth or polish with sand or sandpaper, or a mechanical sander (用沙、砂纸或打磨机)擦净，磨亮 2 sprinkle or overlay with, or bury under, sand 把沙撒在…上，用沙覆盖 3 adulterate (sugar etc.) with sand (在糖等中)搀沙 □ the sands are running out the allotted time is nearly at an end (所给的)时间不多了 □ sandlike adj.[Old English sand, from Germanic] |