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sandal

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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san·dal /ˈsændl/ ●●○ noun [countable]  sandals.jpg DCCa light shoe that is fastened onto your foot by bands of leather or cloth, and is worn in warm weather 凉鞋 a pair of sandals 一双凉鞋4  See picture of 见图 FOOTWEAR5 see picture at 见图 shoe1
Examples from the Corpus
sandalThe soles of her feet were dyed with henna, making a brown sandal.Some are in deck shoes, some are in sandals, me in my flip-flops.He wore a light yellow tunic which reached the knee, and on his feet were leather sandals with decorated metal buckles.She just let her feet get wet in their sensible plastic sandals.Mansions sprung up in the once poor agricultural center, and one drug lord walked its streets with gold-plated sandals.The toe of his right sandal slowly drew a circle.Robbie's sandals were low-heeled, but even so she found the pace hard going.
Origin sandal (1300-1400) Latin sandalium, from Greek, from sandalon
san·dal nounChineseSyllable
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sandal
sandal /ˈsændl/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Latin
 Origin: sandalium, from Greek, from sandalon

a light shoe that is fastened onto your foot by bands of leather or cloth, and is worn in warm weather:
    a pair of sandals


san·dalBrE /ˈsændl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsændl/ 🔊 noun
a type of light open shoe that is worn in warm weather. The top part consists of leather bands that attach the sole to your foot. 凉鞋