1. 沙滩，沙洲，沙地，沙漠
2. 寿命
3. 胆量，坚毅，勇气，毅力
4. 沙，沙粒，细沙
5. 时刻，光阴，时间
6. 沙土色，浅棕色
7. 【医】砂状结石
8. 桑，桑德（音译名）

1. 撒沙于，铺沙于，在某物上撒沙，以沙掩盖，用沙覆盖，沙淤，以沙堵塞
2. 撒沙似地布满
3. 用沙擦，（用沙）磨光
4. 把...埋进沙里
5. 用沙搀入，搀沙子于...
6. 使（船）开上沙滩
7. 铺砂，填砂
8. 磨砂，用砂纸磨光

1. [U] 沙,砂,沙子 mass of very fine fragments of rock that has been worn down, found on beaches, in river-beds, deserts, etc.
2. [P] 沙滩,沙洲 a stretch of sand

1. a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

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

3. fortitude and determination;

   "he didn't have the guts to try it"
   

1. rub with sandpaper;

   "sandpaper the wooden surface"
   

1.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.

sand在线翻译

e.g. They all walked barefoot across the dampsand to the water's edge.
他们全都光着脚走过潮湿的沙地来到水边。
e.g. ...grains ofsand.
沙粒

2.(海滨等的)沙滩
sands are a large area of sand, for example a beach.

e.g. ...miles of golden sands.
绵延数英里的金色沙滩

3.用砂纸磨光(或擦净)
If yousand a wood or metal surface, you rub sandpaper over it in order to make it smooth or clean.

e.g. sand the surface softly and carefully.
用砂纸仔细而轻柔地打磨表面。

4.多变;动荡;曲折
If you refer tothe shifting sands of a situation, you mean that it changes so often that it is difficult to deal with.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...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

相关词组：sand down

1. 沙：今天天气晴朗、颇热,你和朋友们在海滩玩,看见很多人,有的人在游泳,有的人在打沙滩排球,有几个男孩子在踢足球,有些女孩子在唱歌跳舞,还有人躺在沙滩上,沙(sand)是热的,但海水很凉爽.

2. 砂：米克诺斯有四个S,分别是阳光(Sun)、大海(Sea)、砂(sand)与性(Sex). 大家对前三者的兴趣肯定没最后那个来得高,小龙也是一样的啦!! 这里可说是同性恋的天堂,「天堂海滩」是名闻遐尔的同志海滩,但由於太过出名,所以纷纷转战到另一处,

3. 沙色：一到冬天,靴子都是供不应求的.相对于其他品牌的价格,SHEARERS UGG 这个牌子真的是性价比非常高了.这款靴子分短款和长款, 共五个颜色可选择: 沙色 (sand), 栗色 (CHESTNUT), 巧克力色 (CHOCOLATE),

1. The violent winds buried the village in sand.
   狂风把村子掩埋在沙中。
2. The box was full of sand.
   箱子里满是沙土。
3. Where can I lay this load of sand?
   这堆沙子我该放在哪儿?
4. He mingled soil and sand.
   他把泥土和沙混合在一起。
5. These tree belts effectively protect the farmland against shifting sand.
   这些防护林带有效地保护了农田,使之免受流沙侵袭。
6. The white sand reflected the sun's heat.
   白晃晃的沙地反射出太阳的热气。
7. The children shaped the wet sand.
   孩子们把湿沙子堆成各种形体。
8. There were grains of sand in her hair.
   她的头发上有沙粒。
9. The beach was smooth and firm, and the sand was yellow.
   海滩平坦而坚实,沙粒黄澄澄的。
10. The river is being choked with sand.
    泥沙正使河道淤塞。
11. The channel had chocked up with sand so that boats couldn't use it.
    航道被泥沙所堵塞,船只无法通行。
12. Climb into the hole in the sand and chuck the ball out, will you?
    爬进那个沙子洞里,把球扔出来好吗?
13. Try to compact the sand into the mold.
    设法把这沙土堆积到模子里。
14. sands are a large area of sand.
    沙漠就是大面积的沙地。
15. One day, walking along the sands towards his boat,Crusoe saw in the sand the mark of a man's foot.
    一天,克鲁索沿着沙滩走向他的小船时,看到沙地上有人的脚印。

the sands are running out

剩下的时间不多了 there is not much left

• Ariadne lay on the silver sands.

  出自：L. Lochhead

• sand the top evenly with grated nutmeg.

  出自：J. Grigson

1. sand的基本意思是“沙,砂”,指细小的石粒时,是不可数名词。“一粒沙”是a grain of sand。
2. sand还可作“沙滩”“沙洲”解,含有大片大片的意思,这时多用其复数形式sands。
3. sand还可用于表示地名,如the Goodwin sands(古德温沙洲)。

沙不溶于水。

误 sand are insoluble in water.

正 sand is insoluble in water.

析 sand表示“沙”或“沙地”时为物质名词,不可数。

我看见孩子们在沙滩上造城堡。

误 I saw children building castles on the sand.

正 I saw children building castles on the sands.

析 sand表示大片的“沙地”或“沙滩”时,常用其复数形式sands。

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的sand，意为沙。