also sandblind, "half-blind," c. 1400, probably altered (by influence of sand) from Old English *samblind, the first element from West Germanic *sami-, from PIE *semi- (see semi-); compare Old English samlæred "half-taught, badly instructed," samstorfen "half-dead."
双语例句
1. The sand on the floor scrunched under our feet.
地板上的沙子在我们脚下嘎吱作响。
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2. The sand martin is a brown bird with white underneath.
崖沙燕是一种褐羽白腹的鸟。
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3. 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。
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4. The ship has come to rest on the fine sand.
这艘船停靠在细沙滩上。
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5. Wash them in cold water to remove all traces of sand.
