sand
gb/sˈænd/ us/sˈænd/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 2500
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A1
entity
1
loose grains from rocks
Very small loose pieces of rock, often found on a beach or in the desert.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[sand] covers [a place]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sand' with 'soil' or 'dirt', but sand refers specifically to tiny grains of rock, not general ground material.
คำพ้องความหมาย
grit (Refers to small loose particles, but often smaller or rougher than sand.)
คำตรงข้าม
rock (Rock is solid and large, the opposite of sand’s loose, tiny grains.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
grain of sand
|desert sand
|wet sand
|sand dunes
|white sand
หัวข้อ
nature
|geography
|construction
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The children built a castle out of sand.
- The beach was covered with soft white sand.
- Wind blew the sand into my eyes.
- Sand can get very hot under the sun.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I see sand on the beach.
- The sand is warm.
- We play in the sand.
- Sand is on my shoes.
คำกริยา
B1
action
2
smooth with abrasive
To make something smooth by rubbing it with special paper or another rough thing.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to sand [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sand' as a verb with spreading actual sand; here it means smoothing with abrasive material.
คำพ้องความหมาย
polish (Polish can also mean to make smooth and shiny, but often involves finer finishing than sanding.)
คำตรงข้าม
scratch (Scratching makes a surface rougher instead of smoother.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
sand the wood
|sand down
|sand smooth
หัวข้อ
crafts
|construction
|work
|daily_life
ตัวอย่าง
- You need to sand the table before painting it.
- He spent the afternoon sanding the floorboards.
- Sand the edges until they are smooth.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I will sand the chair.
- He sands the wood.
- We sand the door before we paint it.
คำนาม
C1
property
3
courage or grit
The ability to keep going when things are hard.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may not know this figurative meaning and think it refers only to beach sand.
คำพ้องความหมาย
grit (Very close in meaning but slightly more common in modern use for determination.)
คำตรงข้าม
cowardice (Lack of courage or determination.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
show sand
|have the sand to
หัวข้อ
emotions
|personality
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She showed real sand during the crisis.
- It takes sand to stand up to them.
- He doesn't have the sand to finish the job.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- She has much sand.
- It takes sand to win.
- He shows sand in hard times.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
sand
IPA
GB/sˈænd/
US/sˈænd/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
sand (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (sand)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: sand
- Plural: sand
Verb
- Base: sand
- 3rd Person Singular: sands
- Present Participle: sanding
- Past: sanded
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
draw a line in the sand
1/dɹˈɔ ə lˈaɪn ˈɪn ðə sˈænd/
idiom
set a firm boundary
To say clearly that you will not allow something to happen beyond a certain point.
ตัวอย่าง
- The company drew a line in the sand over safety standards.
- Parents need to draw a line in the sand when it comes to bedtime.
shift sands
1/ʃˈɪft sˈændz/
idiom
literary
changing and unstable situation
When things change often and you cannot be sure what will happen.
ตัวอย่าง
- Politics is like shifting sands—nothing stays the same for long.
- We had to adapt our plans to the shifting sands of the market.
bury your head in the sand
1/bˈɛɹi jˈʊɹ hˈɛd ˈɪn ðə sˈænd/
idiom
Avoid facing a problem
To ignore a problem and hope it will go away instead of dealing with it.
ตัวอย่าง
- He just buries his head in the sand instead of dealing with his debts.
- You can't just bury your head in the sand when it comes to your debts.
- Stop burying your head in the sand and talk to her about it.
- She tends to bury her head in the sand whenever there is conflict at work.