sand
英 [sænd]
美[sænd]
- n. 沙；沙地；沙洲；沙滩；沙子
- vt. 撒沙于；以沙掩盖；用砂纸等擦平或磨光某物；使撒沙似地布满；给…掺沙子
- vi. 被沙堵塞
- n. (Sand)人名；(英、德、意、芬、罗、捷、挪)桑德；(瑞典)桑德；(法)桑
词态变化
复数: sands;第三人称单数: sands;过去式: sanded;过去分词: sanded;现在分词: sanding;
中文词源
sand 沙，沙子，磨砂，用砂纸打磨
来自古英语 sand,沙，来自 Proto-Germanic*samdaz,沙，来自 PIE*sem,倾泻，涌出。引申动词 词义磨砂，用砂纸打磨。
英英释意
- 1. a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
- 2. fortitude and determination;
- "he didn't have the guts to try it"
英文词源
- sand
- sand: [OE] Sand is a widespread Germanic word, shared by German, Swedish, and Danish (Dutch has zand). Its prehistoric source was *sandam, which went back to an Indo-European *samdam. This also produced Latin sabulum ‘sand’, which evolved into French sable and Italian sabbia ‘sand’. It probably came ultimately from a base which signified ‘grind, crush’.
- sand (n.)
- Old English sand, from Proto-Germanic *sandam (cognates: Old Norse sandr, Old Frisian sond, Middle Dutch sant, Dutch zand, German Sand), from PIE *bhs-amadho- (cognates: Greek psammos "sand;" Latin sabulum "coarse sand," source of Italian sabbia, French sable), suffixed form of root *bhes- "to rub."
Historically, the line between sand and gravel cannot be distinctly drawn. Used figuratively in Old English in reference to innumerability and instability. General Germanic, but not attested in Gothic, which used in this sense malma, related to Old High German melm "dust," the first element of the Swedish city name Malmö (the second element meaning "island"), and to Latin molere "to grind." Metaphoric for "innumerability" since Old English. Sand dollar, type of flat sea-urchin, so called from 1884, so called for its shape; sand dune attested from 1830. - sand (v.)
- late 14c., "to sprinkle with sand," from sand (n.); from 1620s as "to bury or fill in with sand." Meaning "to grind or polish with sand" is from 1858. Related: Sanded; sanding.
考试真题
- Buffington says he found a soda bottle half-buried in the sand that looked like it had been there since the beginning of time.
2018年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A
- Bonn has now tested this idea by building small sleds and dragging heavy objects over sand.
2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文
- Evidence from the sand supports this idea.
2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文
- Long-ago builders could have attached wooden poles to the stones and rolled them across the sand, the scientists say.
2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文
- The wind blew non-stop, and all the food I ate, and the very air I breathed, were filled with sand, sand, sand!
2016年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 完形填空 原文
- Unlike most of the netherlands, Hilversum is actually in a hilly area with the soil mostly consisting of sand.
2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
词组搭配
drive (或 run) (something) into the sand
come (or bring something) to a halt
（使）停止，（使）终止
its privatization programme ran straight into the sand.
私有化方案随即终止。
the sands (of time) are running out
the allotted time is nearly at an end
时间不多了
实用场景例句
- a grain of sand
- 一粒沙子
牛津词典
- Concrete is a mixture of sand and cement.
- 混凝土是沙和水泥的混合物。
牛津词典
- His hair was the colour of sand.
- 他的头发呈沙褐色。
牛津词典
- The children were playing in the sand (= for example, in a sandpit ) .
- 孩子们正在玩沙子。
牛津词典
- We went for a walk along the sand.
- 我们去沙滩上散了散步。
牛津词典
- children playing on the sand
- 在沙滩上玩耍的儿童
牛津词典
- miles of golden sands
- 绵延数英里的金色沙滩
牛津词典
- They all walked barefoot across the damp sand to the water's edge.
- 他们全都光着脚走过潮湿的沙地来到水边。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...grains of sand.
- 沙粒
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...miles of golden sands.
- 绵延数英里的金色沙滩
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Sand the surface softly and carefully.
- 用砂纸仔细而轻柔地打磨表面。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...his shrewd tactical skills in the shifting sands of Arab politics.
- 他在阿拉伯风云变幻的政局中的高明谋略
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It's hard to walk on the soft sand.
- 沙土地暄,不好走.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- There were grains of sand in her hair.
- 她的头发里有沙粒.
《简明英汉词典》
- The child dug his fingers into the sand.
- 小孩把手指插进沙里.
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- There is a mass of sand in the yard.
- 院里有一堆沙子.
《简明英汉词典》
- He compounded water, sand and soil and formed bricks.
- 他用水拌和沙和泥土做成砖块.
《简明英汉词典》
- The sand in the air reduced visibility to a hundred yards.
- 空中的沙尘将能见距离降低到100码.
《简明英汉词典》
- The children tumbled about in the sand pit.
- 小孩在沙坑里翻滚着玩.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- They filtered the water through the sand.
- 他们用沙子滤水.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Water seeps through sand.
- 水渗入沙中.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- These tree belts effectively protect the farmland against shifting sand.
- 这些防护林带有效地保护了农田,使之免受流沙侵袭.
《简明英汉词典》
- The sand blew into the food and made it gritty.
- 砂吹进食物中,里边尽是砂子.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Water bubbled up through the sand.
- 水从沙里冒出气泡.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- His spade cleaved the firm sand with a satisfying crunch.
- 他的锹凿开了坚实的砂土,发出令人舒心的嘎扎声.
《简明英汉词典》