n.沙；沙子；沙灘；黃灰色
vt.撒沙；打磨；以沙掩蓋
Dry sand absorbs water. 干沙吸收水份。
Ouch! The sand is so hot! I can burn my feet. 哎喲！沙子這么燙！會(huì)燙傷腳的。
A grain of sand made my right eye tear. 一粒沙子弄得我右眼淌淚。
The children on the sand were shouting with excitement. 沙灘上的孩子們興奮得大喊大叫。
用作及物動(dòng)詞 (vt.)The roads were sanded after the snowstorm. 道路在暴風(fēng)雪之后鋪上了沙子。
Sand the wood until it has a nice bevel. 用砂紙打磨這塊木頭，磨出一個(gè)光滑的斜面。
Sand has disguisedall entrances to the mine. 沙掩蓋住了那個(gè)礦的所有入口。
sand的基本意思是“沙,砂”,指細(xì)小的石粒時(shí),是不可數(shù)名詞。“一粒沙”是a grain of sand。
sand還可作“沙灘”“沙洲”解,含有大片大片的意思,這時(shí)多用其復(fù)數(shù)形式sands。
sand還可用于表示地名,如the Goodwin Sands(古德溫沙洲)。
sand還可用作動(dòng)詞表示“用砂紙磨光”或“在某物上撒沙,用沙覆蓋”。例如:The bare wood must be sanded down.這個(gè)沒(méi)有皮的木料得用砂紙磨光。The floor has been sanded smooth.地板已用砂紙磨光。The icy roads were sanded after the storm.暴風(fēng)雪過(guò)后,冰凍的道路被撒上了沙。
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