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sandcastle

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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sand·cas·tle /ˈsændˌkɑːsəl $ -ˌkæ-/ noun [countable]  DLOa small model of a castle, made out of sand by children playing on a beach 〔儿童在海滩堆成的〕沙堡
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sandcastleIn Blackpool, sandcastles were replaced by sandbags - handed out to hoteliers and shopkeepers on the flooded prom.Will I ever build sandcastles again?The citadel's rough, sheer pale-brown outer walls and ramparts resemble a giant sandcastle built on the edge of the sea.Bombs falling on cities, houses crumbling like sandcastles.Children's sandcastles and hearts in love have disintegrated at its edge.
sand·cas·tle nounChineseSyllable
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sandcastle
sandcastle /ˈsændˌkɑːsəl $ -ˌkæ-/ noun [countable]
a small model of a castle, made out of sand by children playing on a beach


sand·cas·tleBrE /ˈsændkɑːsl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsændkæsl/ 🔊 nouna pile of sand made to look like a castle, usually by a child on a beach (通常指儿童在沙滩上堆成的)沙堡