a sandstone impregnated with hydrocarbons , esp such deposits in Alberta , Canada

to produce (a casting ) by pouring molten metal into a mould of sand

an edible bluish Australian swimming crab , Portunus pelagicus

any of various small flatfishes of the genus Citharichthys that occur in American Pacific coastal waters and are important food fishes

A sand dune is a hill of sand near the sea or in a sand desert.

any silvery eel-like marine spiny-finned fish of the family Ammodytidae found burrowing in sand or shingle

→ chigoe

→ biting midge

a species of goby , (Pomatoschistus minutus) , that lives in European sandy waters

a Eurasian alliaceous plant, Allium scorodoprasum, having reddish-pink flowers, purple bulbils , and a garlic-like bulb

a perennial spring plant ( Leucocrinum montanum ) of the lily family, native to the W U.S. and having grasslike leaves and umbels of white star-shaped flowers

a light tennis shoe; sneaker

a pit or trench filled with sand , serving as a hazard on a golf course

a solitary wasp of the subfamily Sphecinae, a subgroup of the digger wasps most of which nest in sandy ground

a sandstone in which hydrocarbons have been trapped ; the lighter compounds evaporate , leaving a residue of asphalt in the rock pores

a SE Asian badger , Arctonyx collaris, with a piglike mobile snout

not completely blind ; partially able to see

A sand castle is a pile of sand, usually shaped like a castle, which children make when they are playing on the beach .

a form of colic caused by the ingestion of sand or eating sand-contaminated feeds and subsequent collection of sand in the gastrointestinal tract

a deep crack or fissure in the wall of a horse's hoof , often causing lameness

a desert in which the ground is covered in sand

any of various flattened disclike echinoderms of the order Clypeasteroida, of shallow North American coastal waters : class Echinoidea (sea urchins )

any of various small hopping amphipod crustaceans of the genus Orchestia and related genera, common in intertidal regions of seashores

any of a family (Ammodytidae) of small, eel-like, marine percoid fishes often found burrowing in coastal sands

a small greyish-brown European lizard , Lacerta agilis, that has long clawed digits and, in the male, bright green underparts : family Lacertidae

a small brown European songbird , Riparia riparia, with white underparts : it nests in tunnels bored in sand , river banks , etc: family Hirundinidae ( swallows and martins )

a small, evergreen , white-flowered plant ( Leiophyllum buxifolium ) of the heath family, native to the sand barrens of the SE U.S.

any of various chiefly marine decapod crustaceans of the genus Crangon and related genera, having a slender flattened body with a long tail and a single pair of pincers

any marine or freshwater salmonoid food fish of the family Osmeridae, such as Osmerus eperlanus of Europe, having a long silvery body and occurring in temperate and cold northern waters

a surface on which sand can be modelled into a relief map on which to demonstrate tactics

any of several sharks of the family Odontaspididae, esp Odontaspis taurus , inhabiting shallow waters on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean , having sharp , jagged teeth and sometimes dangerous to humans

a S European viper , Vipera ammodytes, having a yellowish-brown coloration with a zigzag pattern along the back

a club with a flanged sole and a face angle of more than 50°, used in bunker shots to cut through sand , get under the ball, and lift it clear

a wheeled boat with sails , built to be propelled over sand , esp beaches , by the wind

silica-based sand mixed with clay , oil, etc, to improve its cohesive strength, used in moulding

Sand casting is a process in which a molten metal is poured into a mold made from sand.

the ceremonial practice among Navaho and Pueblo peoples of creating symbolic designs on a flat surface with varicolored sand

any of a number of chiefly trailing plants (genus Abronia ) of the four-o'clock family, with pink, white, or yellow flowers, found in sandy areas of the W U.S.

the sport of riding in a sand yacht

a nearly hairless rodent , Heterocephalus glaber , of eastern African dry steppes and savannas , having two protruding upper and lower front teeth and living entirely underground in colonies , based on a single breeding female and specialized workers of both sexes

A sandbar is a sandbank which is found especially at the mouth of a river or harbour .

A sandpit is a shallow hole or box in the ground with sand in it where small children can play.

to not have a strong or a proper basis , and therefore to be likely to fail or come to an end

a large species of sand eel , Hyperoplus lanceolatus

a small, asexual spore-producing structure produced by certain parasitic fungi on a host plant

any of a family (Stenopelmatidae) of burrowing , wingless , long-horned crickets common in dry regions of W U.S.

to deliberately refuse to accept the truth about something unpleasant

to put a stop to or a limit on something

to refuse to face a problem

打磨 dǎmó

沙丘 shāqiū [ 个(個) gè ]

沙堡 shābǎo [ 座 zuò ]

sand dune 沙丘 shāqiū [ 个(個) gè ]

逃避现(現)实(實) táobì xiànshí