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沙 shā

I. sand [sænd] N

1. sand:

sand
沙 shā
sand
沙质土 shāzhìtǔ

2. sand [常作复数]:

sand
沙滩 shātān
sand
沙地 shādì
sand
沙洲 shāzhōu

II. sand [sænd] VB trans

1. sand:

sand
在…撒沙 zài…sǎ shā

2. sand:

sand
(用沙或砂纸)磨光 móguāng
sand
磨平 mópíng

sand [sænd]

built on [or upon] sand
建立在不牢靠基础上的 jiànlì zai bù láokào jīchǔ shang de
built on [or upon] sand
不稳固的 bù wěngù de

dune [djuːn] N, sand dune

dune
(被风吹积成的)沙丘 shāqiū

sand dune N

sand dune → dune

dune [djuːn] N, sand dune

dune
(被风吹积成的)沙丘 shāqiū
Present
Isand
yousand
he/she/itsands
wesand
yousand
theysand
Past
Isanded
yousanded
he/she/itsanded
wesanded
yousanded
theysanded
Present Perfect
Ihavesanded
youhavesanded
he/she/ithassanded
wehavesanded
youhavesanded
theyhavesanded
Past Perfect
Ihadsanded
youhadsanded
he/she/ithadsanded
wehadsanded
youhadsanded
theyhadsanded
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built on [or upon] sand
不稳固的 bù wěngù de
percolate water through sand
用沙滤水
burrow into [or through] the sand
在沙里打洞
The sand muffled the hoofbeats.
沙子减弱了蹄声。
a fish bedded in sand
埋在沙子中的鱼

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Major site features include several miles of open sand beach and dunes, small interdunal wetlands, and a xeric forest of white and red pines.
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The underlying base of the hills consists of partly stabilized ancient transverse dunes, reflecting a west-to-east wind and nearly unlimited sand supply.
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The dunes reach heights of 140 feet (42 m) above lake level.
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Therefore, the survival of the species is threatened, as they depend greatly on the sand dune ecosystem.
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It grows in sand dunes and sandy areas on coastal floodplains.
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