n.沙；沙子；沙滩；黄灰色
vt.撒沙；打磨；以沙掩盖
Dry sand absorbs water. 干沙吸收水份。
Ouch! The sand is so hot! I can burn my feet. 哎哟！沙子这么烫！会烫伤脚的。
A grain of sand made my right eye tear. 一粒沙子弄得我右眼淌泪。
The children on the sand were shouting with excitement. 沙滩上的孩子们兴奋得大喊大叫。
用作及物动词 (vt.)The roads were sanded after the snowstorm. 道路在暴风雪之后铺上了沙子。
Sand the wood until it has a nice bevel. 用砂纸打磨这块木头，磨出一个光滑的斜面。
Sand has disguisedall entrances to the mine. 沙掩盖住了那个矿的所有入口。
sand的基本意思是“沙,砂”,指细小的石粒时,是不可数名词。“一粒沙”是a grain of sand。
sand还可作“沙滩”“沙洲”解,含有大片大片的意思,这时多用其复数形式sands。
sand还可用于表示地名,如the Goodwin Sands(古德温沙洲)。
sand还可用作动词表示“用砂纸磨光”或“在某物上撒沙,用沙覆盖”。例如:The bare wood must be sanded down.这个没有皮的木料得用砂纸磨光。The floor has been sanded smooth.地板已用砂纸磨光。The icy roads were sanded after the storm.暴风雪过后,冰冻的道路被撒上了沙。
