sand

noun

/sænd/

Idioms

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[uncountable] a substance that consists of very small fine grains of rock. Sand is found on beaches, in deserts, etc.沙；沙子
- a grain of sand一粒沙子
- coarse/fine sand粗沙；细沙
- Concrete is a mixture of sand and cement.混凝土是沙和水泥的混合物。
- The children were playing in the sand (= for example, in a sandpit).孩子们正在玩沙子。
- The resort has its own white sand beach. 度假村拥有自己的白色沙滩。
- His hair was the colour of sand.他的头发呈沙褐色。
- The beach is a gorgeous stretch of golden sand.海滩是一片美丽的金色沙滩。
Topics Physics and chemistryb1, Holidaysb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- coarse
- fine
- hard
- …
… of sand
- grain
- layer
- handful
- …
verb + sand
- brush off
- dust off
- kick
- …
sand + verb
- blow
- fly
- cover something
- …
sand + noun
- beach
- dune
- bank
- …
preposition
- in the sand
- on the sand
phrases
- covered in sand
- covered with sand
[uncountable, countable, usually plural] a large area of sand on a beach or in the desert沙滩；沙地；沙漠
- We went for a walk along the sand.我们去沙滩上散了散步。
- miles of golden sands绵延数英里的金色沙滩
- the burning desert sands炽热的沙漠
Extra Examples
- We found her asleep on the sand.我们发现她在沙滩上睡着了。
- children playing on the sand孩子们在沙子上玩耍
Topics Geographyb1, Holidaysb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- coarse
- fine
- hard
- …
… of sand
- grain
- layer
- handful
- …
verb + sand
- brush off
- dust off
- kick
- …
sand + verb
- blow
- fly
- cover something
- …
sand + noun
- beach
- dune
- bank
- …
preposition
- in the sand
- on the sand
phrases
- covered in sand
- covered with sand

see also sandy

Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zand and German Sand.

Idioms

bury/hide your head in the sand

to refuse to admit that a problem exists or refuse to deal with it采取鸵鸟政策；不正视现实；回避问题

Synonyms coastcoastbeach ▪ seaside ▪ shore ▪ coastline ▪ sand ▪ seashoreThese are all words for the land beside or near to the sea, a river or a lake.coast the land next to or near to the sea or ocean:

a town on the south coast of Georgia乔治亚州南海岸的一个小镇
The coast road is closed due to bad weather.由于天气恶劣，滨海公路暂时封闭。

It is nearly always the coast, except when it is uncountable: That’s a pretty stretch of coast. beach an area of sand, or small stones, next to the sea or a lake:

She took the kids to the beach for the day.她带了孩子去海滩玩一天。
sandy beaches沙滩

seaside (especially British English) an area that is by the sea, especially one where people go for a day or a holiday:

a trip to the seaside去海滨旅行

It is always the seaside, except when it is used before a noun: a seaside resort. The seaside is British English; in American English seaside is only used before a noun. Instead of go to the seaside you can say go to the ocean/beach/shore.shore (especially North American English) an area that is by the ocean or a lake, especially one where people go for a day or a vacation:

Let's go to the shore.我们去海滨吧。
The reef runs along the island's north shore.珊瑚礁沿着岛的北岸延伸。

coastline the land along a coast, especially when you are thinking of its shape or appearance:

California’s rugged coastline加利福尼亚崎岖的海岸线

sand a large area of sand on a beach:

We went for a walk along the sand.我们去沙滩上散了散步。
a resort with miles of golden sands有着绵延数英里金色沙滩的度假胜地

the seashore the land along the edge of the sea or ocean, usually where there is sand and rocks:

He liked to look for shells on the seashore.他喜欢在海滨捡贝壳。

beach or seashore?Beach is usually used to talk about a sandy area next to the sea where people lie in the sun or play, for example when they are on holiday.Seashore is used more to talk about the area by the sea in terms of things such as waves, sea shells, rocks, etc, especially where people walk for pleasure.Patterns

along the coast/beach/shore/coastline/seashore
on the coast/beach/shore/coastline/sands/seashore
at the coast/beach/seaside/shore/seashore
by the coast/seaside/shore/seashore
a(n) rocky/unspoiled coast/beach/shore/coastline
to go to the coast/beach/seaside/shore/seashore

(draw) a line in the sand

(to establish) a clear limit to what you will do or accept沙：（确定）您将要做什么或接受什么的明确限制
- It’s time to draw a line in the sand and stop allowing workplace bullying to continue.是时候划清界限，停止让职场欺凌行为继续存在了。

(the) shifting sands (of something)

used to describe a situation that changes so often that it is difficult to understand or deal with it变幻莫测；变化无常