sandy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sand·y /ˈsændi/ adjective 1 SGcovered with sand, or containing a lot of sand 被沙覆盖的;多沙的 The soil is quite sandy. 这种土壤沙很多。2. HBHhair that is sandy is a yellowish-brown colour 〔头发〕沙色的,浅黄褐色的,浅黄棕色的 —sandiness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
sandy• a sandy beach• Lagoons, creeks, islands, coves and deserted sandy beaches abound.• I drink at it; but while I think I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is.• High rocky cliffs pitted with little sandy coves melt away into long stretches of silvery beach.• I cut through shallow, sandy hills, but the struggle was anaesthetized by day-dreams.• Finally the sea encroached on this topography producing steep cliffs, inlets, sea stacks and sandy or shingly beach deposits.• Nantucket is a small, barren, sandy place where, Ishmael tells us, they have to plant weeds.• A girl wandered across the sandy riding track.• A truck without lights was coming down the sandy road.sand·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
sand, of a with containing or Corpus sand covered lot
sandy
sand‧y /ˈsændi/
adjective
1. covered with sand, or containing a lot of sand:
The soil is quite sandy.
2. hair that is sandy is a yellowish-brown colour
—sandiness noun [uncountable]
sand‧y /ˈsændi/
adjective1. covered with sand, or containing a lot of sand:
2. hair that is sandy is a yellowish-brown colour
—sandiness noun [uncountable]