Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2470
sand
沙；沙子
loose granular material consisting of small grains of rock or coral, found on beaches and in deserts and used in construction
- 1.
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.
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。
- 2.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
由岩石或珊瑚颗粒组成的松散物质
- 3.
A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
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)。
- 4.
French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)
法国作家,以关注女性权利和独立的作品而闻名(1804-1876)
- 5.
A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
浅米色,类似典型沙子的颜色。
- 6.
fortitude and determination
坚韧和决心
- 7.
A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).
片刻或一段时间；寿命的期限(指沙漏中的沙)。
- 8.
Dried mucus in the eye's inner corner, perhaps left from sleep (sleepy sand).
眼内角干涸的黏液,可能由睡眠残留(眼屎)。
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
In use
The children played happily in the sand at the beach.
The desert is covered with vast stretches of sand.
He poured sand into the bucket to build a castle.
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。
sand in one's shoes
固定短语，表示某处有沙子。
I hate getting sand in my shoes.
我讨厌鞋子里进沙子。
Connections
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.孩子们在沙箱里玩耍。
- sand trap
- 沙坑障碍
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Sand音似'散的'，沙子是散开的颗粒。
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'sand' (sound: /ænd/). No lookalikes with different pronunciation are included.
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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