Definition of sand in English:

sand

noun sandsænd

mass noun

1A loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of siliceous and other rocks and forming a major constituent of beaches, river beds, the seabed, and deserts.
沙
this magical coast boasts mile upon mile of golden sand
count noun Britain's soils are mixtures of sands, silts, and clays
Example sentencesExamples
- There is another irony about desert sand dunes: They are a product of both aridity and water.
- The main attraction of Wollogorang Station is the 80 km of yellow sand beaches and river estuaries
- I look out at two miles of white sand beach, lapped by water with a visibility of 200 feet.
- Should you prefer to keep your head above water, the beaches, with their fine golden sand and tall palms, won't disappoint.
- About two kilometers around the lake, the sand beach turned into rocks and there was a huge cliff over top.
- A perfect view of the ocean stretched out before her, the waves rolling slowly towards the rock and sand of the beach.
- A part of him refused to entertain the notion that when he reached its edge, he would be confronted by miles of unrelenting desert sand.
- The Umbra came to rest in the center of a small ring of rocks, its landing struts sinking into the fine desert sand.
- On the beach we placed our towels on the golden sand.
- With no collection system, mountains of empty plastic bottles pile up in sand dunes behind its white sand beaches.
- This half-day guided tour will bring them right onto the golden sand dunes of Arabia in four-wheel drives.
- There has been speculation the maverick Republicans use the isolated sand dunes along Ballyhornan beach to test fire guns and explosives.
- The land was mostly flat and featureless; even the most desolate of the southern deserts had some rolling sand dunes and some cacti.
- The beach, which I'd always pictured as miles of golden sand, is actually a short stretch of pebbles.
- As loose as dry sand, such crystals often constitute the critical weak layer of a slab avalanche.
- It was beautiful, with golden sand and green vegetation further along the beach.
- The action of the play takes place in a remote ramshackle beach house built on sand dunes.
- The work could be viewed both from boats cruising the bay and from a deserted beach lined with sand dunes.
- Lanzarote is a volcanic island, which accounts for the dark sand on some beaches.
- Fort Lauderdale Beach Promenade along Atlantic Boulevard provides scenic and easy access to miles of golden sand beaches.
Synonyms
beach, sands, shore, seaside, seashore, foreshore, (sand) dunes, sandhills, desert
literary strand
1. 1.1sands An expanse of sand, typically along a shore.
  沙滩
  in place names Goodwin Sands
  Example sentencesExamples
  Exactly one month later, the Duke of Edinburgh officially opened the £1 million terminal and flew the Swift across the Goodwin Sands himself.
2. 1.2count noun A stratum of sandstone or compacted sand.
  沙石层，沙层
  Example sentencesExamples
  The most complete fossil was that of an adult male skull lacking a lower jaw found embedded in ancient cemented sands.
  The geology at Grimes Graves comprises a number of flint layers lying below sands and clays and interspersed between chalk.
  The land is on a sand and gravel aquifer, several hundred metres from a reservoir that supplies drinking water to 650,000 homes in Dublin.
  OPEC's foot-dragging developing the 76% of world oil reserves under its sands and swamps is the biggest problem.
  Beneath the dense vegetation are layer upon layer of sand, clay, and limestone that were deposited or created by ancient seas.
  Several layers of sand, stone, concrete and a special membrane covering lie between the origins of the radon and the actual home in the miniature house.
  Century-old photographs show the dignified ruin of the memorial to one of ancient Egypt's few female rulers, a building then recently excavated from the sands.
3. 1.3technical Sediment whose particles are larger than silt (typically greater than 0.06 mm).
  〈技〉（尤指大于0.06毫米的沙粒构成的）沉积沙土
  Example sentencesExamples
  Rather, it permeates organic matter, binding it to silt, sand, and clay particles.
  Soils in this classification include fine sands, loamy sands and fine sandy loams.
  In laboratory determinations, analyses are made for five size classes of sand, two of silt, and two of clay.
  As wastewater is applied to the top of a bed of sand, gravity draws it down between the sand particles.
  Rust, scale, sand or other sediments can clog any activated charcoal filter.
2A light yellow-brown colour like that of sand.
沙土色，浅黄灰色，浅棕色
Example sentencesExamples
- Nude tones like beige, sand and linen look best on skin that's moist, dewy and natural-looking.
- The ground was light sand that matched my tan clothes perfectly and the seats surrounding me were all made out of stone.
- Some ladies however prefer to go neutral in warm beige, sand and khaki combinations.
- He is a rather portly man with wavy, sand coloured hair and a farmer's style shirt.
- The main bathroom is also at this level and features a stone wall, sand coloured tiles and rustic style walls.
- The officer was built like a wrestler, with thinning sand coloured hair and a neatly groomed beard.
- The floor was golden brown and sand colored tile that was arranged in large squares and the small slivers of grout looked like gold.
- This newspaper has learned that the poisonous sand coloured Weever fish has arrived in local waters as a result of global warming.
- He had shaggy sand coloured hair, and today he was wearing another oddly coloured blazer from his collection.
3North American informal Firmness of purpose.
〈北美，非正式〉坚定，刚毅
no one has the sand to stand against him
没有人有胆量反对他。
Example sentencesExamples
- It is annoying when a guy with a novelty helmet thinks he has the sand to run a million dollar organization.

verb sandsænd

[with object]

1Smooth or polish with sandpaper or a mechanical sander.
（用砂纸或打磨机）磨光，磨平
mask off the area to be painted and sand it down
把要上油漆的地方遮盖住，再用砂纸磨光。
Example sentencesExamples
- Once it begins to wear out it is no longer sanding, but polishing, which will close the grain again.
- Start with 80-grit paper until the dent or scratch is sanded out, then finish-sand and feather into the surrounding area with 120-grit paper.
- Some log furniture is sanded smooth, some are skipped peeled, some have the bark on and some are completely peeled.
- Once it's completely dry, it can be sanded, drilled or cut with normal woodworking tools.
- The gesso ground is sanded smooth so that acrylic glazes bead up and acquire a high-resolution look while emphasizing the picture plane.
- The surfaces are built from slender pieces of 3/4-inch-thick plywood laminated together, then sanded smooth.
- If the rust refuses to budge, use a #800 sand paper to sand the metal and repaint.
- Aluminum siding, however, has a baked enamel finish so it can be sanded or scuffed up, then primed with a special etching primer developed just for this purpose.
- Once I had it smooth I used some 220 grit Wet and Dry and sanded the edges smooth under running water.
- Taking rough-grit sandpaper, sand the remaining membrane out of the gourd.
- Attach plywood with panel adhesive and brads and sand it flush with front edge.
- Corion can be sanded lightly using number 800 sandpaper.
- Lacquer, shellac, varnish stay on top of the wood; if worn off in traffic areas, usually the whole floor has to be sanded and refinished.
- Once the worst pitting and damage is filed away, he sands the metal with a coarse sandpaper.
- After peeling the bark, the knots where the branches were need to be sanded to a very smooth finish.
- The bookcase and shelves were sealed with a primer, then sanded smooth with medium-grade sandpaper.
- Lightly sand the entire board smooth, but be careful not to remove too much finish from surrounding boards.
- Sand blasting would leave marks and sand in the wood, which would have to be sanded out and filled in to obtain a smooth final finish.
- Joints and spackled areas should be thoroughly cured and sanded smooth.
- Cover the patch with compound, allow it to dry, and sand it smooth after drying.
2Sprinkle or overlay with sand, to give better purchase on a surface.
撒沙于；铺沙于
Example sentencesExamples
- The heavily sanded Turf Moor surface is a cause for concern ahead of tonight's big kick-off.
- Citing a similar accident the week before on Ring Road, one taxi driver speculated that if the city had sanded the road sooner, the accident wouldn't have happened.

Phrases

the sands (of time) are running out

The allotted time is nearly at an end.
时间不多了
Example sentencesExamples
- Whatever the party members may think, soldiers in Germany must know the sands are running out.
- She must be wondering whether the sands of time are running out, ridiculous as it might sound for a youngster of her tender years.
- In that respect he is fortunate that golf, more than any other major sport, is kind to the middle-aged, but even at the relatively young age of 43 the sands of time are running out.

Derivatives

sand-like

adjective

In the Nature paper, we reported a huge emission feature due to silicate particles, miniscule, microscopic, sand-like particles, and such a feature was not present in the IRAS data, because IRAS could not do that kind of spectroscopy.
Example sentencesExamples
- The council then treated the residue with a sand-like substance before safely removing all of it from the roadway.
- The sand-like residue [from the mine's rock-crushing] is also a problem because it is still generating radon.
- Once the bright light dissipated, the remains of the hovering colony began dissolving into disabled dust, resting on the floor in heaps of black, sand-like material.
- Place a canvas drop cloth over the floor of the tub or shower to protect the surface from the sand-like grout that can scratch it.

Origin

Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zand and German Sand.

Rhymes

and, band, bland, brand, expand, firsthand, gland, grand, hand, land, manned, misunderstand, offhand, rand, righthand, Samarkand, stand, strand, thirdhand, underhand, undermanned, understand, unplanned, untanned, withstand

Definition of sand in US English:

sand

nounsandsænd

1A loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of siliceous and other rocks and forming a major constituent of beaches, riverbeds, the seabed, and deserts.
沙
Example sentencesExamples
- A part of him refused to entertain the notion that when he reached its edge, he would be confronted by miles of unrelenting desert sand.
- The land was mostly flat and featureless; even the most desolate of the southern deserts had some rolling sand dunes and some cacti.
- The work could be viewed both from boats cruising the bay and from a deserted beach lined with sand dunes.
- Lanzarote is a volcanic island, which accounts for the dark sand on some beaches.
- About two kilometers around the lake, the sand beach turned into rocks and there was a huge cliff over top.
- It was beautiful, with golden sand and green vegetation further along the beach.
- The main attraction of Wollogorang Station is the 80 km of yellow sand beaches and river estuaries
- I look out at two miles of white sand beach, lapped by water with a visibility of 200 feet.
- Should you prefer to keep your head above water, the beaches, with their fine golden sand and tall palms, won't disappoint.
- The Umbra came to rest in the center of a small ring of rocks, its landing struts sinking into the fine desert sand.
- On the beach we placed our towels on the golden sand.
- With no collection system, mountains of empty plastic bottles pile up in sand dunes behind its white sand beaches.
- There has been speculation the maverick Republicans use the isolated sand dunes along Ballyhornan beach to test fire guns and explosives.
- Fort Lauderdale Beach Promenade along Atlantic Boulevard provides scenic and easy access to miles of golden sand beaches.
- The beach, which I'd always pictured as miles of golden sand, is actually a short stretch of pebbles.
- A perfect view of the ocean stretched out before her, the waves rolling slowly towards the rock and sand of the beach.
- The action of the play takes place in a remote ramshackle beach house built on sand dunes.
- This half-day guided tour will bring them right onto the golden sand dunes of Arabia in four-wheel drives.
- There is another irony about desert sand dunes: They are a product of both aridity and water.
- As loose as dry sand, such crystals often constitute the critical weak layer of a slab avalanche.
Synonyms
beach, sands, shore, seaside, seashore, foreshore, dunes, sand dunes, sandhills, desert
1. 1.1sands An expanse of sand, typically along a shore.
  沙滩
  in place names White Sands
  Example sentencesExamples
  Exactly one month later, the Duke of Edinburgh officially opened the £1 million terminal and flew the Swift across the Goodwin Sands himself.
2. 1.2 A stratum of sandstone or compacted sand.
  沙石层，沙层
  Example sentencesExamples
  OPEC's foot-dragging developing the 76% of world oil reserves under its sands and swamps is the biggest problem.
  Several layers of sand, stone, concrete and a special membrane covering lie between the origins of the radon and the actual home in the miniature house.
  The geology at Grimes Graves comprises a number of flint layers lying below sands and clays and interspersed between chalk.
  The most complete fossil was that of an adult male skull lacking a lower jaw found embedded in ancient cemented sands.
  The land is on a sand and gravel aquifer, several hundred metres from a reservoir that supplies drinking water to 650,000 homes in Dublin.
  Beneath the dense vegetation are layer upon layer of sand, clay, and limestone that were deposited or created by ancient seas.
  Century-old photographs show the dignified ruin of the memorial to one of ancient Egypt's few female rulers, a building then recently excavated from the sands.
3. 1.3technical Sediment whose particles are larger than silt (typically greater than 0.06 mm).
  〈技〉（尤指大于0.06毫米的沙粒构成的）沉积沙土
  Example sentencesExamples
  Rust, scale, sand or other sediments can clog any activated charcoal filter.
  Soils in this classification include fine sands, loamy sands and fine sandy loams.
  In laboratory determinations, analyses are made for five size classes of sand, two of silt, and two of clay.
  Rather, it permeates organic matter, binding it to silt, sand, and clay particles.
  As wastewater is applied to the top of a bed of sand, gravity draws it down between the sand particles.
4. 1.4North American informal Firmness of purpose.
  〈北美，非正式〉坚定，刚毅
  no one has the sand to stand against him
  没有人有胆量反对他。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is annoying when a guy with a novelty helmet thinks he has the sand to run a million dollar organization.
5. 1.5 A light yellow-brown color like that of sand.
  沙土色，浅黄灰色，浅棕色
  Example sentencesExamples
  The ground was light sand that matched my tan clothes perfectly and the seats surrounding me were all made out of stone.
  Nude tones like beige, sand and linen look best on skin that's moist, dewy and natural-looking.
  Some ladies however prefer to go neutral in warm beige, sand and khaki combinations.
  He is a rather portly man with wavy, sand coloured hair and a farmer's style shirt.
  This newspaper has learned that the poisonous sand coloured Weever fish has arrived in local waters as a result of global warming.
  The officer was built like a wrestler, with thinning sand coloured hair and a neatly groomed beard.
  He had shaggy sand coloured hair, and today he was wearing another oddly coloured blazer from his collection.
  The main bathroom is also at this level and features a stone wall, sand coloured tiles and rustic style walls.
  The floor was golden brown and sand colored tile that was arranged in large squares and the small slivers of grout looked like gold.

verbsandsænd

[with object]

1Smooth or polish with sandpaper or a mechanical sander.
（用砂纸或打磨机）磨光，磨平
sand the rusty areas until you expose bare metal
Example sentencesExamples
- Cover the patch with compound, allow it to dry, and sand it smooth after drying.
- Lacquer, shellac, varnish stay on top of the wood; if worn off in traffic areas, usually the whole floor has to be sanded and refinished.
- Start with 80-grit paper until the dent or scratch is sanded out, then finish-sand and feather into the surrounding area with 120-grit paper.
- Some log furniture is sanded smooth, some are skipped peeled, some have the bark on and some are completely peeled.
- Once the worst pitting and damage is filed away, he sands the metal with a coarse sandpaper.
- Once it begins to wear out it is no longer sanding, but polishing, which will close the grain again.
- Corion can be sanded lightly using number 800 sandpaper.
- Attach plywood with panel adhesive and brads and sand it flush with front edge.
- If the rust refuses to budge, use a #800 sand paper to sand the metal and repaint.
- The gesso ground is sanded smooth so that acrylic glazes bead up and acquire a high-resolution look while emphasizing the picture plane.
- After peeling the bark, the knots where the branches were need to be sanded to a very smooth finish.
- Lightly sand the entire board smooth, but be careful not to remove too much finish from surrounding boards.
- The surfaces are built from slender pieces of 3/4-inch-thick plywood laminated together, then sanded smooth.
- Aluminum siding, however, has a baked enamel finish so it can be sanded or scuffed up, then primed with a special etching primer developed just for this purpose.
- Sand blasting would leave marks and sand in the wood, which would have to be sanded out and filled in to obtain a smooth final finish.
- Taking rough-grit sandpaper, sand the remaining membrane out of the gourd.
- Once I had it smooth I used some 220 grit Wet and Dry and sanded the edges smooth under running water.
- Joints and spackled areas should be thoroughly cured and sanded smooth.
- The bookcase and shelves were sealed with a primer, then sanded smooth with medium-grade sandpaper.
- Once it's completely dry, it can be sanded, drilled or cut with normal woodworking tools.
2Sprinkle or overlay with sand, to give better purchase on a surface.
撒沙于；铺沙于
Example sentencesExamples
- The heavily sanded Turf Moor surface is a cause for concern ahead of tonight's big kick-off.
- Citing a similar accident the week before on Ring Road, one taxi driver speculated that if the city had sanded the road sooner, the accident wouldn't have happened.

Phrases

the sands of time

The allotted time.
Example sentencesExamples
- She must be wondering whether the sands of time are running out, ridiculous as it might sound for a youngster of her tender years.
- Whatever the party members may think, soldiers in Germany must know the sands are running out.
- In that respect he is fortunate that golf, more than any other major sport, is kind to the middle-aged, but even at the relatively young age of 43 the sands of time are running out.

Origin

Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zand and German Sand.

词汇	sand
释义	Definition of sand in English: sand noun sandsænd mass noun 1A loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of siliceous and other rocks and forming a major constituent of beaches, river beds, the seabed, and deserts. 沙 this magical coast boasts mile upon mile of golden sand count noun Britain's soils are mixtures of sands, silts, and clays Example sentencesExamples There is another irony about desert sand dunes: They are a product of both aridity and water. The main attraction of Wollogorang Station is the 80 km of yellow sand beaches and river estuaries I look out at two miles of white sand beach, lapped by water with a visibility of 200 feet. Should you prefer to keep your head above water, the beaches, with their fine golden sand and tall palms, won't disappoint. About two kilometers around the lake, the sand beach turned into rocks and there was a huge cliff over top. A perfect view of the ocean stretched out before her, the waves rolling slowly towards the rock and sand of the beach. A part of him refused to entertain the notion that when he reached its edge, he would be confronted by miles of unrelenting desert sand. The Umbra came to rest in the center of a small ring of rocks, its landing struts sinking into the fine desert sand. On the beach we placed our towels on the golden sand. With no collection system, mountains of empty plastic bottles pile up in sand dunes behind its white sand beaches. This half-day guided tour will bring them right onto the golden sand dunes of Arabia in four-wheel drives. There has been speculation the maverick Republicans use the isolated sand dunes along Ballyhornan beach to test fire guns and explosives. The land was mostly flat and featureless; even the most desolate of the southern deserts had some rolling sand dunes and some cacti. The beach, which I'd always pictured as miles of golden sand, is actually a short stretch of pebbles. As loose as dry sand, such crystals often constitute the critical weak layer of a slab avalanche. It was beautiful, with golden sand and green vegetation further along the beach. The action of the play takes place in a remote ramshackle beach house built on sand dunes. The work could be viewed both from boats cruising the bay and from a deserted beach lined with sand dunes. Lanzarote is a volcanic island, which accounts for the dark sand on some beaches. Fort Lauderdale Beach Promenade along Atlantic Boulevard provides scenic and easy access to miles of golden sand beaches. Synonyms beach, sands, shore, seaside, seashore, foreshore, (sand) dunes, sandhills, desert literary strand 1.1sands An expanse of sand, typically along a shore. 沙滩 in place names Goodwin Sands Example sentencesExamples Exactly one month later, the Duke of Edinburgh officially opened the £1 million terminal and flew the Swift across the Goodwin Sands himself. 1.2count noun A stratum of sandstone or compacted sand. 沙石层，沙层 Example sentencesExamples The most complete fossil was that of an adult male skull lacking a lower jaw found embedded in ancient cemented sands. The geology at Grimes Graves comprises a number of flint layers lying below sands and clays and interspersed between chalk. The land is on a sand and gravel aquifer, several hundred metres from a reservoir that supplies drinking water to 650,000 homes in Dublin. OPEC's foot-dragging developing the 76% of world oil reserves under its sands and swamps is the biggest problem. Beneath the dense vegetation are layer upon layer of sand, clay, and limestone that were deposited or created by ancient seas. Several layers of sand, stone, concrete and a special membrane covering lie between the origins of the radon and the actual home in the miniature house. Century-old photographs show the dignified ruin of the memorial to one of ancient Egypt's few female rulers, a building then recently excavated from the sands. 1.3technical Sediment whose particles are larger than silt (typically greater than 0.06 mm). 〈技〉（尤指大于0.06毫米的沙粒构成的）沉积沙土 Example sentencesExamples Rather, it permeates organic matter, binding it to silt, sand, and clay particles. Soils in this classification include fine sands, loamy sands and fine sandy loams. In laboratory determinations, analyses are made for five size classes of sand, two of silt, and two of clay. As wastewater is applied to the top of a bed of sand, gravity draws it down between the sand particles. Rust, scale, sand or other sediments can clog any activated charcoal filter. 2A light yellow-brown colour like that of sand. 沙土色，浅黄灰色，浅棕色 Example sentencesExamples Nude tones like beige, sand and linen look best on skin that's moist, dewy and natural-looking. The ground was light sand that matched my tan clothes perfectly and the seats surrounding me were all made out of stone. Some ladies however prefer to go neutral in warm beige, sand and khaki combinations. He is a rather portly man with wavy, sand coloured hair and a farmer's style shirt. The main bathroom is also at this level and features a stone wall, sand coloured tiles and rustic style walls. The officer was built like a wrestler, with thinning sand coloured hair and a neatly groomed beard. The floor was golden brown and sand colored tile that was arranged in large squares and the small slivers of grout looked like gold. This newspaper has learned that the poisonous sand coloured Weever fish has arrived in local waters as a result of global warming. He had shaggy sand coloured hair, and today he was wearing another oddly coloured blazer from his collection. 3North American informal Firmness of purpose. 〈北美，非正式〉坚定，刚毅 no one has the sand to stand against him 没有人有胆量反对他。 Example sentencesExamples It is annoying when a guy with a novelty helmet thinks he has the sand to run a million dollar organization. verb sandsænd [with object] 1Smooth or polish with sandpaper or a mechanical sander. （用砂纸或打磨机）磨光，磨平 mask off the area to be painted and sand it down 把要上油漆的地方遮盖住，再用砂纸磨光。 Example sentencesExamples Once it begins to wear out it is no longer sanding, but polishing, which will close the grain again. Start with 80-grit paper until the dent or scratch is sanded out, then finish-sand and feather into the surrounding area with 120-grit paper. Some log furniture is sanded smooth, some are skipped peeled, some have the bark on and some are completely peeled. Once it's completely dry, it can be sanded, drilled or cut with normal woodworking tools. The gesso ground is sanded smooth so that acrylic glazes bead up and acquire a high-resolution look while emphasizing the picture plane. The surfaces are built from slender pieces of 3/4-inch-thick plywood laminated together, then sanded smooth. If the rust refuses to budge, use a #800 sand paper to sand the metal and repaint. Aluminum siding, however, has a baked enamel finish so it can be sanded or scuffed up, then primed with a special etching primer developed just for this purpose. Once I had it smooth I used some 220 grit Wet and Dry and sanded the edges smooth under running water. Taking rough-grit sandpaper, sand the remaining membrane out of the gourd. Attach plywood with panel adhesive and brads and sand it flush with front edge. Corion can be sanded lightly using number 800 sandpaper. Lacquer, shellac, varnish stay on top of the wood; if worn off in traffic areas, usually the whole floor has to be sanded and refinished. Once the worst pitting and damage is filed away, he sands the metal with a coarse sandpaper. After peeling the bark, the knots where the branches were need to be sanded to a very smooth finish. The bookcase and shelves were sealed with a primer, then sanded smooth with medium-grade sandpaper. Lightly sand the entire board smooth, but be careful not to remove too much finish from surrounding boards. Sand blasting would leave marks and sand in the wood, which would have to be sanded out and filled in to obtain a smooth final finish. Joints and spackled areas should be thoroughly cured and sanded smooth. Cover the patch with compound, allow it to dry, and sand it smooth after drying. 2Sprinkle or overlay with sand, to give better purchase on a surface. 撒沙于；铺沙于 Example sentencesExamples The heavily sanded Turf Moor surface is a cause for concern ahead of tonight's big kick-off. Citing a similar accident the week before on Ring Road, one taxi driver speculated that if the city had sanded the road sooner, the accident wouldn't have happened. Phrases the sands (of time) are running out The allotted time is nearly at an end. 时间不多了 Example sentencesExamples Whatever the party members may think, soldiers in Germany must know the sands are running out. She must be wondering whether the sands of time are running out, ridiculous as it might sound for a youngster of her tender years. In that respect he is fortunate that golf, more than any other major sport, is kind to the middle-aged, but even at the relatively young age of 43 the sands of time are running out. Derivatives sand-like adjective In the Nature paper, we reported a huge emission feature due to silicate particles, miniscule, microscopic, sand-like particles, and such a feature was not present in the IRAS data, because IRAS could not do that kind of spectroscopy. Example sentencesExamples The council then treated the residue with a sand-like substance before safely removing all of it from the roadway. The sand-like residue [from the mine's rock-crushing] is also a problem because it is still generating radon. Once the bright light dissipated, the remains of the hovering colony began dissolving into disabled dust, resting on the floor in heaps of black, sand-like material. Place a canvas drop cloth over the floor of the tub or shower to protect the surface from the sand-like grout that can scratch it. Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zand and German Sand. Rhymes and, band, bland, brand, expand, firsthand, gland, grand, hand, land, manned, misunderstand, offhand, rand, righthand, Samarkand, stand, strand, thirdhand, underhand, undermanned, understand, unplanned, untanned, withstand noun.1 phr. Definition of sand in US English: sand nounsandsænd 1A loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of siliceous and other rocks and forming a major constituent of beaches, riverbeds, the seabed, and deserts. 沙 Example sentencesExamples A part of him refused to entertain the notion that when he reached its edge, he would be confronted by miles of unrelenting desert sand. The land was mostly flat and featureless; even the most desolate of the southern deserts had some rolling sand dunes and some cacti. The work could be viewed both from boats cruising the bay and from a deserted beach lined with sand dunes. Lanzarote is a volcanic island, which accounts for the dark sand on some beaches. About two kilometers around the lake, the sand beach turned into rocks and there was a huge cliff over top. It was beautiful, with golden sand and green vegetation further along the beach. The main attraction of Wollogorang Station is the 80 km of yellow sand beaches and river estuaries I look out at two miles of white sand beach, lapped by water with a visibility of 200 feet. Should you prefer to keep your head above water, the beaches, with their fine golden sand and tall palms, won't disappoint. The Umbra came to rest in the center of a small ring of rocks, its landing struts sinking into the fine desert sand. On the beach we placed our towels on the golden sand. With no collection system, mountains of empty plastic bottles pile up in sand dunes behind its white sand beaches. There has been speculation the maverick Republicans use the isolated sand dunes along Ballyhornan beach to test fire guns and explosives. Fort Lauderdale Beach Promenade along Atlantic Boulevard provides scenic and easy access to miles of golden sand beaches. The beach, which I'd always pictured as miles of golden sand, is actually a short stretch of pebbles. A perfect view of the ocean stretched out before her, the waves rolling slowly towards the rock and sand of the beach. The action of the play takes place in a remote ramshackle beach house built on sand dunes. This half-day guided tour will bring them right onto the golden sand dunes of Arabia in four-wheel drives. There is another irony about desert sand dunes: They are a product of both aridity and water. As loose as dry sand, such crystals often constitute the critical weak layer of a slab avalanche. Synonyms beach, sands, shore, seaside, seashore, foreshore, dunes, sand dunes, sandhills, desert 1.1sands An expanse of sand, typically along a shore. 沙滩 in place names White Sands Example sentencesExamples Exactly one month later, the Duke of Edinburgh officially opened the £1 million terminal and flew the Swift across the Goodwin Sands himself. 1.2 A stratum of sandstone or compacted sand. 沙石层，沙层 Example sentencesExamples OPEC's foot-dragging developing the 76% of world oil reserves under its sands and swamps is the biggest problem. Several layers of sand, stone, concrete and a special membrane covering lie between the origins of the radon and the actual home in the miniature house. The geology at Grimes Graves comprises a number of flint layers lying below sands and clays and interspersed between chalk. The most complete fossil was that of an adult male skull lacking a lower jaw found embedded in ancient cemented sands. The land is on a sand and gravel aquifer, several hundred metres from a reservoir that supplies drinking water to 650,000 homes in Dublin. Beneath the dense vegetation are layer upon layer of sand, clay, and limestone that were deposited or created by ancient seas. Century-old photographs show the dignified ruin of the memorial to one of ancient Egypt's few female rulers, a building then recently excavated from the sands. 1.3technical Sediment whose particles are larger than silt (typically greater than 0.06 mm). 〈技〉（尤指大于0.06毫米的沙粒构成的）沉积沙土 Example sentencesExamples Rust, scale, sand or other sediments can clog any activated charcoal filter. Soils in this classification include fine sands, loamy sands and fine sandy loams. In laboratory determinations, analyses are made for five size classes of sand, two of silt, and two of clay. Rather, it permeates organic matter, binding it to silt, sand, and clay particles. As wastewater is applied to the top of a bed of sand, gravity draws it down between the sand particles. 1.4North American informal Firmness of purpose. 〈北美，非正式〉坚定，刚毅 no one has the sand to stand against him 没有人有胆量反对他。 Example sentencesExamples It is annoying when a guy with a novelty helmet thinks he has the sand to run a million dollar organization. 1.5 A light yellow-brown color like that of sand. 沙土色，浅黄灰色，浅棕色 Example sentencesExamples The ground was light sand that matched my tan clothes perfectly and the seats surrounding me were all made out of stone. Nude tones like beige, sand and linen look best on skin that's moist, dewy and natural-looking. Some ladies however prefer to go neutral in warm beige, sand and khaki combinations. He is a rather portly man with wavy, sand coloured hair and a farmer's style shirt. This newspaper has learned that the poisonous sand coloured Weever fish has arrived in local waters as a result of global warming. The officer was built like a wrestler, with thinning sand coloured hair and a neatly groomed beard. He had shaggy sand coloured hair, and today he was wearing another oddly coloured blazer from his collection. The main bathroom is also at this level and features a stone wall, sand coloured tiles and rustic style walls. The floor was golden brown and sand colored tile that was arranged in large squares and the small slivers of grout looked like gold. verbsandsænd [with object] 1Smooth or polish with sandpaper or a mechanical sander. （用砂纸或打磨机）磨光，磨平 sand the rusty areas until you expose bare metal Example sentencesExamples Cover the patch with compound, allow it to dry, and sand it smooth after drying. Lacquer, shellac, varnish stay on top of the wood; if worn off in traffic areas, usually the whole floor has to be sanded and refinished. Start with 80-grit paper until the dent or scratch is sanded out, then finish-sand and feather into the surrounding area with 120-grit paper. Some log furniture is sanded smooth, some are skipped peeled, some have the bark on and some are completely peeled. Once the worst pitting and damage is filed away, he sands the metal with a coarse sandpaper. Once it begins to wear out it is no longer sanding, but polishing, which will close the grain again. Corion can be sanded lightly using number 800 sandpaper. Attach plywood with panel adhesive and brads and sand it flush with front edge. If the rust refuses to budge, use a #800 sand paper to sand the metal and repaint. The gesso ground is sanded smooth so that acrylic glazes bead up and acquire a high-resolution look while emphasizing the picture plane. After peeling the bark, the knots where the branches were need to be sanded to a very smooth finish. Lightly sand the entire board smooth, but be careful not to remove too much finish from surrounding boards. The surfaces are built from slender pieces of 3/4-inch-thick plywood laminated together, then sanded smooth. Aluminum siding, however, has a baked enamel finish so it can be sanded or scuffed up, then primed with a special etching primer developed just for this purpose. Sand blasting would leave marks and sand in the wood, which would have to be sanded out and filled in to obtain a smooth final finish. Taking rough-grit sandpaper, sand the remaining membrane out of the gourd. Once I had it smooth I used some 220 grit Wet and Dry and sanded the edges smooth under running water. Joints and spackled areas should be thoroughly cured and sanded smooth. The bookcase and shelves were sealed with a primer, then sanded smooth with medium-grade sandpaper. Once it's completely dry, it can be sanded, drilled or cut with normal woodworking tools. 2Sprinkle or overlay with sand, to give better purchase on a surface. 撒沙于；铺沙于 Example sentencesExamples The heavily sanded Turf Moor surface is a cause for concern ahead of tonight's big kick-off. Citing a similar accident the week before on Ring Road, one taxi driver speculated that if the city had sanded the road sooner, the accident wouldn't have happened. Phrases the sands of time The allotted time. Example sentencesExamples She must be wondering whether the sands of time are running out, ridiculous as it might sound for a youngster of her tender years. Whatever the party members may think, soldiers in Germany must know the sands are running out. In that respect he is fortunate that golf, more than any other major sport, is kind to the middle-aged, but even at the relatively young age of 43 the sands of time are running out. Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zand and German Sand. noun.1 phr.
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