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Sand Shifting 英[Sænd 美[Sænd N.沙;沙滩;沙色;Vt.撒沙于;用砂纸磨光 N Uncount 沙;沙子 Substance

单词 sand
音标
英[sænd] 美[sænd]
解释
n.沙;沙滩;沙色;vt.撒沙于;用砂纸磨光;
例句

N-UNCOUNT
沙;沙子
Sand is a substance that looks like powder, and consists of extremely small pieces of stone. Some deserts and many beaches are made up of sand.
例: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。
例:...grains of sand.沙粒

N-PLURAL
(海滨等的)沙滩
Sands are a large area of sand, for example a beach.
例:...miles of golden sands.绵延数英里的金色沙滩

VERB
用砂纸磨光(或擦净)
If you sand a wood or metal surface, you rub sandpaper over it in order to make it smooth or clean.
例:Sand the surface softly and carefully.用砂纸仔细而轻柔地打磨表面。

PHRASE
多变;动荡;曲折
If you refer to the shifting sands of a situation, you mean that it changes so often that it is difficult to deal with.
例: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。
例:...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
变形
third:sands~done:sanded~pl:sands~ing:sanding~past:sanded~

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