sand
US
UK sand n: (beach)
SC 沙 shā
TC 沙
TC 沙
SC 沙地，沙滩 shā dì，shā tān
TC 沙灘(常作sands)
TC 沙灘(常作sands)
The beach has fine white sand.
海滩上铺着洁白细小的沙粒。
这句话不是该英语句子的翻译。 我们在沙地上玩了很久。
sand [sth] vtr: (polish with sand)
SC 用砂纸打磨 yòng shā zhǐ dǎ mó
She sanded the table until the varnish was gone.
她用砂纸打磨桌子，将上面的清漆去掉。
sand [sth] vtr: (spread sand)
SC 铺沙子于 pū shā zi yú
TC 鋪沙子於
TC 鋪沙子於
The landscaper sanded part of the garden.
园艺师在花园的部分地方铺上沙子。
sand [sth] vtr: (add sand to)
SC 撒沙子于 sǎ shā zi yú
TC 撒沙子於
TC 撒沙子於
They sanded the stage for the tap dancers.
为了踢踏舞演员表演。他们在舞台上撒上沙子，
sand [sth] vtr: (fill with sand)
SC 用沙子填充 yòng shā zitián chōng
They sanded the island's artificial shores to make beaches.
他们在该岛的人工海滩上铺上沙子，将其打造为沙滩。
bury your head in the sand v expr: figurative (ignore stressful situation)
SC 逃避现实 táo bì xiàn shí
TC 逃避現實
TC 逃避現實
SC 畏惧困难
draw a line in the sand v expr: figurative (set an acceptable limit, boundary)
SC 划定界限
SC 划清界限
gerbil, tamarisk gerbil, sand rat n: (animal: rodent)
SC 沙鼠 shā shǔ
Tamarisk gerbils are small burrowing rodents.
grain of sand n: (sand particle)
SC 沙粒 shā lì
When you have a picnic on the beach, it's easy to get grains of sand in your food.
have your head in the sand, bury your head in the sand v expr: figurative (ignore reality, be in denial) (比喻)
SC 把头埋进沙子里，逃避 bǎ tóu mái jìn shā zi lǐ，táo bì
TC 逃避
TC 逃避
oil sand n: (thick bitumen deposit)
SC 油砂
The refinery uses oil sand to produce diesel.
sand dollar: (zoology) (动物)
SC 海胆 hǎi dǎn
sand dune n: (hill of sand created by wind)
SC 沙丘 shā qiū
TC 沙丘
TC 沙丘
Martina and Sally spent the whole afternoon playing hide-and-seek among the sand dunes.
sand fly n: (flying parasitic insect)
SC 沙蝇
sand trap n: (golf: bunker with sand) (高尔夫球场)
SC 沙坑 shā kēng
I'm useless at golf: I spend more time in the sand traps than on the greens.
sand-choked adj: (waterway: blocked by sand) (航道)
SC 被沙子堵塞的
sand-skiing n: (sport: skiing on sand)
SC 滑沙
sandbar, sand bar n: (sandy ridge formed by tide)
SC 沙堤 shā dī
SC 沙坝 shā dī，shā bà
SC 沙洲 shā dī，shā zhōu
sandcastle, sand castle n: (miniature castle built from sand)
SC 沙塔 shā tǎ
SC 沙堡 shā tǎ，shā bǎo
Children love to make sand castles on the beach.
sandpit, sand pit n: UK (child's sandbox) (可供儿童在里面玩耍的)
SC 沙盒
SC 沙箱 shā xiāng
Two little boys played in the sandpit while their mothers watched them.
sandpit, sand pit n: (pit from which sand is dug)
SC 沙坑 shā kēng
Don't go near the sandpit; it's dangerous.
tar sand: (geology)
SC 油砂
SC 焦油砂
white sand n: (very pale beach sand)
SC 白沙
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- in the future
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- in the hole
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- in the line of duty
- in the long run
- in the long term
- in the loop
- in the main
- in the making
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- in the middle of
- in the midst of
- in the moment
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- in the nick of time
- in the nude
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- in theory