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BNC: 2470 COCA: 2205

sand

Word family 
Related topics: Geology, Geography
sand1 /sænd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun  
1  HEG[uncountableU] a substance consisting of very small pieces of rocks and minerals, that forms beaches and deserts 沙，沙子
 a mixture of sand and cement
沙和水泥的混合物
 I have sand in my shoe.
我的鞋里有沙子。
2  [countableC, uncountableU]SG an area of beach 沙滩
 miles of golden sands
绵延几英里的金色沙滩
 We were just sitting on the sand.
我们就坐在沙滩上。
3. the sands of time literaryTIME/HOW LONG moments of time that pass quickly 〔快速流逝的〕光阴，时光
n THESAURUS – Meanings 1 & 2
sand a substance that forms beaches and deserts, or an area of this substance
sunbathers lying on the sand
He could see several small figures out on the sands.
beach an area of sand or small stones at the edge of the sea or a lake
the island's golden beaches
How about a day at the beach?
a pebble beach
desert a large area of land where it is always very hot and dry, and there is a lot of sand
the Sahara desert
They crossed the desert by camel.
dune/sand dune a hill made of sand near the sea or in the desert
We went for a long walk along the dunes.
The dunes are home to a wide variety of birds and plants.
Examples from the Corpus
sand• Everything about it was grey-brown - houses, donkeys, sand and peasants' heavy robes.• It is possible that the reactors will never be demolished, but will be buried in mounds of sand or gravel.• Just little puffs of sand in the short grass.• As they ran over the pulleys, a slurry of sand or tungsten carbide was poured on the wire.• The neighbors' children played happily in the sand.• You will notice phrases like crocodile tears, the elephant never forgets, and the ostrich burying its head in the sand.• Wet sand can be moulded, whilst dry sand is much more elusive.• All-terrain-vehicle tracks cross the white sand in the bed of the North Fork of the Red.• Here the effects of the weather - snow, wind, sand, rain and fog - are shown.
Related topics: Construction
sand2 (also sand down) verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]  
TBCto make a surface smooth by rubbing it with sandpaper or using a special piece of equipment 〔用砂纸等〕打磨，把…磨光
Examples from the Corpus
sand• The solvent type paint removers do not normally raise the grain and it is not necessary to sand after stripping.• Any wood block floor will eventually need some maintenance by being sanded down and resealed.• The Unabomber, carefully sanding down his wooden bomb covers, would have been untouched by it.• Parts of the fairway had reverted to sand dune.• If it does need sanding, get this done and then give the scrub and wash treatment.• Instead of producing something his neighbors wanted, he dreamily sawed and sanded something utterly useless to them.
Origin sand1
Old English
sand1 noun →n THESAURUS1sand2 verb
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BNC: 2470 COCA: 2205
sand

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF SAND | VERB + SAND | SAND + VERB | SAND + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤coarse, fine粗沙；細沙◇a beach of fine golden sand金色細沙海灘➤hard, soft硬沙；軟沙▸➤damp, moist, wet潮濕的沙子；濕潤的沙子；濕沙▸➤dry乾燥的沙子▸➤burning, hot, warm灼熱的／熱乎乎的／溫暖的沙子▸➤cool涼爽的沙子▸➤black, golden, silver, white, yellow黑沙；金沙；（園藝用）細沙；白沙；黃沙▸➤beach, desert海灘沙；沙漠中的沙子◇the burning desert sands灼熱的沙漠沙粒➤drifting, loose, shifting流沙；散沙... OF SAND➤grain一粒沙➤layer一層沙➤handful一把沙子▸➤patch, stretch, strip一小塊／一片／一條狹長的沙地➤cloud一團沙霧VERB + SAND➤brush off, dust off拂去／拍掉沙子➤kick踢沙子➤sink into陷進沙子裏SAND + VERB➤blow, fly沙子刮；沙子漫天飛◇The sand was flying everywhere.沙子漫天飛揚。➤cover sth沙子蓋住⋯➤cling to sth, stick to sth沙子附着在⋯上／粘在⋯上SAND + NOUN➤beach, dune沙灘；沙丘▸➤bank (usually sandbank) , bar (usually sandbar) 沙壩；沙洲▸➤box (usually sandbox) (NAmE) , pit (usually sandpit) (BrE) （供兒童玩耍的）沙池，沙坑▸➤castle (usually sandcastle) 沙堡▸➤storm (usually sandstorm) 沙暴PREPOSITION➤in the sand在沙裏◇The children played happily in the sand.孩子們在沙地裏快樂地玩耍。➤on the sand在沙灘上◇We found her asleep on the sand.我們發現她在沙灘上睡着了。PHRASES➤covered in sand, covered with sand被沙子覆蓋◇All my clothes were covered with sand.我的衣服上都是沙子。
BNC: 2470 COCA: 2205
sand noun
⇨ coast
BNC: 2470 COCA: 2205
sand
Soil and earth: alluvium, clay, clod...
Deserts and dry land: badlands, Birdsville Track, Death Valley...
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