| 单词 | sandbank |
| 释义 | sandbank noun[C] uk/ˈsænd.bæŋk/us/ˈsænd.bæŋk/araisedareaofsandbelow thesurfaceof theseaor ariverthat can only beseenwhen thewaterlevelislow 沙洲，沙坝，沙滩 AL Hedderly/Moment/GettyImages Geography: banks & embankments
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Coasts & beaches Examplesofsandbanksandbank At this part the river is wide, shallow and slow-running, and several sandbanks appear in the dry season. From theCambridge English Corpus At other times they protect themselves by burying quickly into sandbanks and gravel, and stay there. From theCambridge English Corpus This island has an area of about four and a half square miles, and is little more than a mixture of swamp andsandbank, inundated during the rainy season. From theCambridge English Corpus His very personal approach is eminently readable, and the tide of optimistic expectancy carries the reader over the muddy sandbanks of style and the shallow waters of content. From theCambridge English Corpus The proposed selection criteria address reef habitats as well as sandbanks, submerged sea-caves and gaseous vents, plus numerous species. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is another footpath over thesandbankto the south-west of the airfield. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are heavy sandbanks, and the inland sea, which looks so impressive on the map, is nothing but a shallow pond. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This excessive power cannot usually be made available owing to the sandbanks, and twists and turns in the river. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the central features of so many of these schemes is that islands on the sandbanks are created. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That industry has flourished, even though there is a shortage of boats capable of fishing in the sandbanks a few hundred miles off the coast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall float off thesandbank—don't worry too much about it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The ship was torpedoed close to asandbank. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Their boat was stuck, not on asandbank, but on a bank of weeds and the weeds came from the upland area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 More than that, my fishermen constituents assure me that there are areas where the sandbanks move. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There could be channel scouring and new sandbanks appearing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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