单词 | sand |
释义 | Word Frequency sand(sænd) noun 1. loose material consisting of rock or mineral grains, esp rounded grains of quartz, between 0.05 and 2 mm in diameter 2. (often plural) a sandy area, esp on the seashore or in a desert 3. a. a greyish-yellow colour b. (as adjective) sand upholstery 4. the grains of sandlike material in an hourglass 5. US informal courage; grit 6. draw a line in the sand verb 7. (transitive) to smooth or polish the surface of with sandpaper or sand to sand a floor 8. (transitive) to sprinkle or cover with or as if with sand; add sand to 9. to fill or cause to fill with sand the channel sanded up Derived forms sandlike (ˈsandˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English; related to Old Norse sandr, Old High German sant, Greek hamathosWord Frequency Sand(French sɑ̃d) noun George (ʒɔrʒ), pen name of Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin. 1804–76, French novelist, best known for such pastoral novels as La Mare au diable (1846) and François le Champi (1847–48) and for her works for women's rights to independence |
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