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sand
沙；沙子
核心释义
loose granular material consisting of small grains of rock or coral, found on beaches and in deserts and used in construction
- 1.
岩石经研磨后比砾石细但不如粉砂细的颗粒,构成海滩和沙漠,也用于建筑。
Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
- 2.
由岩石或珊瑚颗粒组成的松散物质
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
- 3.
直径在 62.5 微米至 2 毫米之间的颗粒(按温特沃斯分级标准)。
A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
- 4.
法国作家,以关注女性权利和独立的作品而闻名(1804-1876)
French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)
- 5.
浅米色,类似典型沙子的颜色。
A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
- 6.
坚韧和决心
fortitude and determination
- 7.
片刻或一段时间；寿命的期限(指沙漏中的沙)。
A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).
- 8.
眼内角干涸的黏液,可能由睡眠残留(眼屎)。
Dried mucus in the eye's inner corner, perhaps left from sleep (sleepy sand).
沙色；浅米色；时光；光阴；人生时间；坚毅；勇气；毅力；沙粒；沙（粒径62.5微米至2毫米的颗粒）；眼屎
用法In use
The children played happily in the sand at the beach.
用法提示：这里的sand是不可数名词，表示沙子，作介词in的宾语。
The desert is covered with vast stretches of sand.
用法提示：sand作不可数名词，与of连用表示沙子的量或范围。
He poured sand into the bucket to build a castle.
用法提示：sand作不可数名词，作动词pour的宾语。
a grain of sand
sand为不可数名词，表示数量时用量词。
There is a grain of sand in my eye.
我眼睛里有一粒沙子。
on the sand
常与定冠词连用，指代沙滩或沙地。
The children are playing on the sand.
孩子们在沙滩上玩耍。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sand castle
- 沙堡
- Children built a sand castle on the beach.孩子们在沙滩上堆了一个沙堡。
- sand dune
- 沙丘
- The desert is covered with sand dunes.沙漠被沙丘覆盖。
- sand storm
- 沙尘暴
- A sand storm reduced visibility to zero.一场沙尘暴使能见度降为零。
- sand paper
- 砂纸
- He smoothed the wood with sand paper.他用砂纸把木头磨光滑。
- sand box
- 沙箱
- The kids played in the sand box.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Sand音似'散的'，沙子是散开的颗粒。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常指由岩石或珊瑚颗粒组成的松散材料，多用于日常描述、建筑或地质领域，语域中性。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'sand' (sound: /ænd/). No lookalikes with different pronunciation are included.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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