sands

英 [sændz]

美 [sændz]

n.  沙; 沙滩
v.  用砂纸(或打磨机)打磨
sand的第三人称单数和复数

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柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 沙;沙子
  Sandis a substance that looks like powder, and consists of extremely small pieces of stone. Some deserts and many beaches are made up of sand.
  1. 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。
  2. ...grains of sand.
     沙粒
• N-PLURAL (海滨等的)沙滩
  Sandsare a large area of sand, for example a beach.
  1. ...miles of golden sands.
     绵延数英里的金色沙滩
• VERB 用砂纸磨光(或擦净)
  If yousanda wood or metal surface, you rub sandpaper over it in order to make it smooth or clean.
  1. Sand the surface softly and carefully.
     用砂纸仔细而轻柔地打磨表面。
  2. Sand downmeans the same assand.
     sand down 同 sand
  3. I was going to sand down the chairs and repaint them...
     我打算用砂纸把椅子打磨光洁后重新上漆。
  4. Simply sand them down with a fine grade of sandpaper.
     只要用细砂纸把它们打磨一下即可。
• PHRASE 多变;动荡;曲折
  If you refer tothe shifting sands ofa situation, you mean that it changes so often that it is difficult to deal with.
  1. 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。
  2. ...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

英英释义

noun

• the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
  Synonym:littorallitorallittoral zone

双语例句

• They have made plans to hold shifting sands.
  他们制订了控制流沙的计划。
• They lost their way in the shifting sands of the sahara.
  他们在撒哈拉沙漠的流沙中迷路了。
• Wherever you are, Cyrus, I have my dragons. The sands in your hourglass fall quickly indeed.
  逃到哪里都没用，塞勒斯，我已经得到了骨龙。沙漏中的沙粒正在迅速下落，你的时日不多了。
• This will occur both in sands and clays.
  这在砂土地和粘土地带常常发生。
• The growth prospects of oil sands have been underpinned recently by the rising price of crude oil.
  最近原油价格的不断上涨，也为油砂资源的发展前景提供了支撑。
• The results showed that the main metallic minerals are titanomagnetite, ilmenite and hematite in iron sands.
  研究结果表明：该铁矿砂中主要金属矿物为钛磁铁矿、钛铁矿和赤铁矿；
• 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。
• The farm was engulfed in drifting sands.
  该农场被流沙淹没了。
• The sands are running out, we must have the money by tomorrow.
  剩下的时间不多了，我们明天得弄到这笔钱。
• When I awaken, my tears have dried in the sands of sleep.
  当我醒来。我的泪已经在睡梦中干了。