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sandpaper

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sand·pa·per1 /ˈsændˌpeɪpə $ -ər/ noun [uncountable]  sandpaper.jpg TZstrong paper covered on one side with sand or a similar substance, used for rubbing wood in order to make the surface smooth 砂纸
Examples from the Corpus
sandpaperSmall imperfections such as cuts and scratches can be sanded out with fine sandpaper.My voice is like sandpaper, I cough up gobs of phlegm, my liver feels like a sandbag.Only 38 percent of young adults could use a chart to pick the right grade of sandpaper.You dream up a yard of sandpaper, damp, you're talking tongue.Those hands, he felt sure, had not wielded saw or sandpaper.Next, smooth off any sharp edges with sandpaper, replace the saddle sections in the correct order and restring.
sandpaper2 verb [transitive]  TBCto rub something with sandpaper 用砂纸打磨→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
sandpaperThe instructions had to be carefully studied, the little staircase sandpapered down and fitted into place.The only reliable cure for it is to sandpaper off the damaged surface of the plywood.Added to which, my limbs had begun to ache and my tonsils felt as if some one had sandpapered them.
or covered paper strong one with sand Corpus on side


sandpaper
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sandpaper1 /ˈsændˌpeɪpə $ -ər/ noun [uncountable]

strong paper covered on one side with sand or a similar substance, used for rubbing wood in order to make the surface smooth

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sandpaper2 verb [transitive]
to rub something with sandpaper


sand·paperBrE /ˈsændpeɪpə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsændpeɪpər/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] strong paper with a rough surface covered with sand or a similar substance, used for rubbing surfaces in order to make them smooth 砂纸
sand·paperBrE /ˈsændpeɪpə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsændpeɪpər/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they sandpaper BrE /ˈsændpeɪpə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsændpeɪpər/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it sandpapers BrE /ˈsændpeɪpəz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsændpeɪpərz/ 🔊past simple sandpapered BrE /ˈsændpeɪpəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsændpeɪpərd/ 🔊past participle sandpapered BrE /ˈsændpeɪpəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsændpeɪpərd/ 🔊 -ing form sandpapering BrE /ˈsændpeɪpərɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsændpeɪpərɪŋ/ 🔊 (also sand) ~ sth (down) to make sth smooth by rubbing it with sandpaper 用砂纸打磨