sand 详细解释

sand

[sænd]

n.沙, 沙子, 沙滩, 黄灰色
vt.撒沙, 打磨, 以沙掩盖
n.<俚>勇气,毅力

n.

1. 沙[U]

Sand is insoluble in water.

沙在水中是不溶解的。

2. 沙地; 沙滩; 沙洲[P]

3. (沙漏中等的)沙粒[P]

4. 时刻; 寿命[P]

5. 【口】勇气; 坚毅; 胆量[U]

The young man has plenty of sand in him.

这个年轻人有足够的勇气。

6. 沙土色, 浅棕色[U]

vt.

1. 撒沙于; 撒沙似地布满

2. 用沙(或砂纸等)擦; 磨光[(+down)]

The floor should be sanded before you paint it.

漆地板前应用砂磨。

vi.

沙淤, 以沙堵塞[(+up)]

词形变化

动词过去式: sanded | 动词过去分词: sanded | 动词现在分词: sanding | 动词第三人称单数: sands |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.擦; 磨光

scrape  smooth  file  grind  

同义参见:

grit  dirt  abrasive  file  

英英释义

名词 sand:

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)

同义词:George Sand, Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, Baroness Dudevant

fortitude and determination

同义词:backbone, grit, guts, moxie, gumption

动词 sand:

rub with sandpaper

同义词:sandpaper

短语词组

build on sand

1. 建立在不牢靠基础上的

He has very little experience of business, and the whole organization was built on sand.

他没有什么经商的经验, 整个机构可以说是建立在不牢靠的基础上。

plough the sand(s)

1. 白费力气

He was really just ploughing the sand.

他不过是在白费力气。

The sands are running out.

1. 剩下的时间不多了。

补充

sandsand英:[sænd] 美:[sænd]n.1.沙, 沙子Mix the sand and cement.将沙和水泥和在一起。There is a mass of sand in the yard.院里有一堆沙子。2.沙滩; 沙洲Sands are a large area of sand.沙漠就是大面积的沙地。Children enjoy playing on the sands.孩子们喜欢在沙滩上玩耍。vt.1.用砂纸磨光The surface of the table must be sanded down.这张桌子的表面得用砂纸磨光。2.在某物上撒沙, 用沙覆盖The icy roads were sanded after the snowstorm.暴风雪过后, 冰冻的道路被撒上了沙。

例句

1. If the President simply had the sand to do what he was obligated to do, none of this would have happened.如果总统有勇气做自己应该做的事, 这些本不会发生的。 2. to sand the road往路上撒沙子(以防滑) 3. to sand a pit用沙子填坑 4. to sand the table before painting给桌子漆油漆前先用砂纸将其磨光 5. to sand cement往水泥里掺沙子 6. to sand chestnut把栗子埋在沙中(保存) 7. a white cloth sanded with red dots一块白底红点布 8. the old port sanded被泥沙淤塞的旧港口 9. [in place names]Goodwin sands.古德温暗沙。 10. no one has the sand to stand against him.没有人有胆量反对他。 11. mask off the area to be painted and sand it down.把要上油漆的地方遮盖住,再用砂纸磨光。 12. [as noun sanding]some recommend a light sanding between the second and third coats.有人建议在第二层和第三层之间用砂纸稍微打一下。 13. its privatization programme ran straight into the sand.私有化方案随即终止。 14. The beaches are covered with pinkish sand.海滩上铺满了浅粉色的沙子。 15. a grain of sand一粒沙 16. I have sand in my shoe.我的鞋里进沙子了。 17. The children are playing in the sand.孩子们在沙堆上玩耍。 18. She walked across the hot sand.她从炙热的沙地上走过。 19. Tourists walked the sands.旅客们走在沙滩上。 20. They journeyed across the (desert) sands.他们穿越了沙漠。 21. the shifting sands of war战争的风云变幻 22. Many civilizations have been buried by the sands of time. [=many civilizations have been forgotten because of the passage of time]许多文明在时光的流逝中湮没了。 23. You should sand the shelf before painting it.给架子上漆之前,应该先用砂纸打磨。 24. sand down the table.用砂纸打磨桌子。 25. Be sure to sand before you paint the shelf.给架子上漆之前一定要先打磨。 26. The streets are slippery because they haven't been sanded yet.因为没有铺沙子,街道很滑。