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词汇 sandbank
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Definition of sandbank in English:

sandbank

nounˈsan(d)baŋkˈsæn(d)ˌbæŋk
  • A deposit of sand forming a shallow area in the sea or a river.

    沙坝;沙洲;沙滩

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The sandbank area could accommodate up to 200 turbine bases, and the construction project will create an anticipated 420 new jobs.
    • If it had been caught in a strong gust it could have been driven onto one of the sandbanks.
    • Above the direct destruction, enormous quantities of mud was moved by floodwaters and landslides, entire hilltops changing places, and rivers changing course, shifting sandbanks.
    • They were rammed up against rows of oak posts - first found during earlier excavations in 1981-which once formed either a jetty, or a causeway to a sandbank in the middle of the river.
    • Shoal water is an area made shallow by a sandbank or sandbar.
    • The ships could not hang about off the treacherous sandbanks of the river mouth in winds from that quarter.
    • In fact, many people, including myself, don't know how the sandbank in the area was created, and about its great influence upon the geology and tidal patterns of the region.
    • But the facts were that he alleged that Council was negligent because they had placed the flags at a location that was inappropriate, because there were sandbanks there.
    • Natural deterrents against sea erosion (mangroves, sandbanks, reefs etc.) have been depleted to such extents that their revival cannot be considered a viable plan to counter sea disasters.
    • Afterwards they allowed us to sling our hammocks in one of their thatched shelters while they all went down to sleep on sandbanks by the river.
    • The remains of the boat have been submerged in a sandbank in the Princes Channel area of the estuary, 15 miles from Shoebury, since the 1570s.
    • For a moment, I envisage us grating across a coral reef, or running aground on a sandbank.
    • And when ‘idiots’ came driving by in 4-wheel drives, the waves they created could splash into the home but for the sandbanks he laid in front of the door.
    • The deep channel often had a strong current but we still persevered (maybe a little recklessly) and swam out to the sandbanks to join the seals who basked there.
    • The new hovercraft, designed to be used on mud and sandbanks as well as shallow water, was unveiled at the RNLI lifeboat station in Morecambe, Lancashire.
    • I know now, that the place names in shipping forecasts are usually sandbanks, river estuaries, and those types of things.
    • For centuries the efforts of man and nature have created a series of shifting offshore sandbanks and coastal dunes.
    • He claims the construction of a pier led directly to the formation to the sandbank in a designated safe swimming area.
    • His body was found yesterday morning by his son-in-law in an area of sandbanks and mud flats about a mile from the high water mark at Bardsea, near Ulverston.
    • Fifty miles southwest of the town on a tiny island in the delta, lies the Adziogol Lighthouse, an important beacon for ships navigating the tangle of sandbanks.
    Synonyms
    shoal, bar, sandbar, spit

Definition of sandbank in US English:

sandbank

nounˈsan(d)ˌbaNGkˈsæn(d)ˌbæŋk
  • A deposit of sand forming a shallow area in the sea or a river.

    沙坝;沙洲;沙滩

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And when ‘idiots’ came driving by in 4-wheel drives, the waves they created could splash into the home but for the sandbanks he laid in front of the door.
    • The remains of the boat have been submerged in a sandbank in the Princes Channel area of the estuary, 15 miles from Shoebury, since the 1570s.
    • The sandbank area could accommodate up to 200 turbine bases, and the construction project will create an anticipated 420 new jobs.
    • The ships could not hang about off the treacherous sandbanks of the river mouth in winds from that quarter.
    • Above the direct destruction, enormous quantities of mud was moved by floodwaters and landslides, entire hilltops changing places, and rivers changing course, shifting sandbanks.
    • Natural deterrents against sea erosion (mangroves, sandbanks, reefs etc.) have been depleted to such extents that their revival cannot be considered a viable plan to counter sea disasters.
    • His body was found yesterday morning by his son-in-law in an area of sandbanks and mud flats about a mile from the high water mark at Bardsea, near Ulverston.
    • In fact, many people, including myself, don't know how the sandbank in the area was created, and about its great influence upon the geology and tidal patterns of the region.
    • If it had been caught in a strong gust it could have been driven onto one of the sandbanks.
    • I know now, that the place names in shipping forecasts are usually sandbanks, river estuaries, and those types of things.
    • Shoal water is an area made shallow by a sandbank or sandbar.
    • For centuries the efforts of man and nature have created a series of shifting offshore sandbanks and coastal dunes.
    • They were rammed up against rows of oak posts - first found during earlier excavations in 1981-which once formed either a jetty, or a causeway to a sandbank in the middle of the river.
    • For a moment, I envisage us grating across a coral reef, or running aground on a sandbank.
    • Fifty miles southwest of the town on a tiny island in the delta, lies the Adziogol Lighthouse, an important beacon for ships navigating the tangle of sandbanks.
    • The deep channel often had a strong current but we still persevered (maybe a little recklessly) and swam out to the sandbanks to join the seals who basked there.
    • He claims the construction of a pier led directly to the formation to the sandbank in a designated safe swimming area.
    • The new hovercraft, designed to be used on mud and sandbanks as well as shallow water, was unveiled at the RNLI lifeboat station in Morecambe, Lancashire.
    • But the facts were that he alleged that Council was negligent because they had placed the flags at a location that was inappropriate, because there were sandbanks there.
    • Afterwards they allowed us to sling our hammocks in one of their thatched shelters while they all went down to sleep on sandbanks by the river.
    Synonyms
    shoal, bar, sandbar, spit
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