n.沙，沙子，[pl.] 沙滩，沙地v.撒沙子

英文释义

n. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent when wet.

n. A single particle of such stone.

n. The sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life.

n. Tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of Arabia and Africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed by the ebb of the tide.

n. Courage; pluck; grit.

v. t. To sprinkle or cover with sand.

v. t. To drive upon the sand.

v. t. To bury (oysters) beneath drifting sand or mud.

v. t. To mix with sand for purposes of fraud; as, to sand sugar.

词干

sand 沙，沙子，磨砂，用砂纸打磨
→ 来自古英语 sand，沙，来自 Proto-Germanic*samdaz，沙，来自 sem，倾泻，涌出。引申动词 词义磨砂，用砂纸打磨。