Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense sands, present participle sanding, past tense, past participle sanded
1N-UNCOUNT 沙;沙子Sand is a substance that looks like powder, and consists of extremely small pieces of stone. Some deserts and many beaches are made up of sand. 沙;沙子
They all walked barefoot across the damp sand to the water's edge.
他们全都光着脚走过潮湿的沙地来到水边。
...grains of sand.
沙粒
2N-PLURAL (海滨等的)沙滩Sands are a large area of sand, for example a beach. (海滨等的)沙滩
Sand down means the same as sand .sand down 同 sand
I was going to sand down the chairs and repaint them.
我打算用砂纸把椅子打磨光洁后重新上漆。
Simply sand them down with a fine grade of sandpaper.
只要用细砂纸把它们打磨一下即可。
4PHRASE [oft PHRof n]多变;动荡;曲折 If you refer to the shifting sands of a situation, you mean that it changes so often that it is difficult to deal with. 多变;动荡;曲折
He had been a rock in the shifting sands of her existence.
他一直是她曲折坎坷的生活中的主心骨。
...his shrewd tactical skills in the shifting sands of Arab politics.