| 单词 | 流沙 |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔bog hole〕A hole containing soft mud or quicksand.泥坑，泥塘：含有松软泥浆和流沙的洞美国传统〔encroach〕In desert areas shifting sand used to encroach on the cultivated land.在沙漠地区流沙常侵蚀耕地。英汉大词典〔engulf〕The village was engulfed by drifting sands.村子被流沙淹没。英汉大词典〔groin〕A small jetty extending from a shore to protect a beach against erosion or to trap shifting sands.堤坝，折流坝：从海滩伸出以保护海滩不受侵蚀或阻滞流沙的小型防波堤美国传统〔pothole〕Western U.S. A place filled with mud or quicksand that is a hazard to cattle.【美国西部】 沼穴：充满泥浆或流沙的地方，可对牛群构成威胁美国传统〔quicksand〕A bed of loose sand mixed with water forming a soft, shifting mass that yields easily to pressure and tends to engulf any object resting on its surface.流沙：一种由松散的沙子和水混合成的沙层，形成一堆松软、移动的物质，在压力下很容易塌陷，并可吞没置留在沙面上的任何物质美国传统〔quicksand〕The research seemed founded on quicksand.这项研究犹如建在流沙之上，基础极不稳固。柯林斯高阶〔quicksand〕The sandbank was uncertain, like quicksand under his feet.那个沙坝并不稳固，他脚下如同踩着流沙一般。柯林斯高阶〔shifting〕They lost their way in the shifting sands of the Sahara.他们在撒哈拉沙漠的流沙中迷了路。剑桥高阶〔unwary〕With its quicksands the river usually drowns a few unwary visitors every season.因有流沙，往往每季都会有几个游客不小心在这条河里溺水身亡。柯林斯高阶〔unwary〕With its quicksands the river usually drowns a few unwary visitors every season.河里有流沙, 每个季节都有几名游客不小心溺亡。外研社新世纪Some measures are needed to secure the farmland against shifting sand. 需要采取措施使农田免遭流沙的侵袭。译典通They lost their way in the shifting (= always changing) sands of the Sahara.他们在撒哈拉沙漠的流沙中迷路了。剑桥国际We have planted trees as a hedge against shifting sand. 我们植树以防流沙的侵袭。译典通 |
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