| 单词 | sandstorm |
| 释义 | > as lemmassandstorm sandstorm n. a desert storm of wind accompanied with clouds of sand; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > dry weather or climate > [noun] > dust-storm or sand-storm sandstorm1774 dust-storm1879 shaitan1883 shower1898 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth I. 363 The sand-storm of Africa, exhibits a very different appearance. 1928 H. Crane Let. 27 Apr. (1965) 325 Efforts for a foothold in this sand~storm [sc. Hollywood] are still avid. 1966 ‘J. Hackston’ Father clears Out 139 We missed the old..weather... Missed our blinding sandstorms even. 1978 A. Ritchie & G. Ritchie Anc. Monuments Orkney 43 The people who were forced to abandon their homes in the final sandstorm had been using essentially the same sort of pottery vessels as their ancestors who founded the settlement. < as lemmas |
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