请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 sandcastle
释义

sandcastle

[ sand-kas-uhl, -kah-suhl ]
/ ˈsændˌkæs əl, -ˌkɑ səl /

noun

a small castlelike structure made of wet sand, as by children at a beach.
a plan or idea with little substance.

Origin of sandcastle

First recorded in 1850–55; sand + castle

Words nearby sandcastle

sandbug, sandbur, Sandburg, Sandburg, Carl, sand-cast, sandcastle, sand chair, sand cherry, sand colic, sand crab, sand crack
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for sandcastle

  • No one likes it when their sandcastle is knocked over, but his reaction is a bit, err, extreme.

    Was Baby Jesus A Holy Terror?|Candida Moss|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • Midweek, Mercury retreads over the Sun and Venus in Leo, so best-laid plans will be as solid as a sandcastle in the incoming tide.

    The Stars Predict Your Week|Starsky + Cox|August 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for sandcastle

sand castle

noun

a mass of sand moulded into a castle-like shape, esp as made by a child on the seashore
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/11 15:26:26