| 单词 | sinking sand |
| 释义 | > as lemmassinking sand sinking sand n. a bed of quicksand. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [noun] > quicksand quick gravela1300 quicksanda1300 sucking sand1513 Syrtis1526 sinking sand1531 syrt1574 Serbonian boga1618 flow1819 1531 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Chron. Scotl. (1938) I. i. ix. 47 This land of Annandaill has ane strait enteres, and circulit on euery syde othir with seyis, mossis, or synkand sandis. a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) III. l. 47343 Thair schippis..drevin vpoun the land, Quhair tha war ebbit on ane sinkand sand. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) iii. ii. 97 The splitting Rockes cowr'd in the sinking sands . View more context for this quotation 1809 W. F. Mavor Brit. Tourist's Pocket Compan. (ed. 3) VI. 288 As they..must be approached over a sinking sand, their use is confined to those who study frugality rather than comfort. 1956 A. Wilson Anglo-Saxon Attitudes (1958) 334 The affaire with Elvira made me realize what a sinking sand I've lived on. 2012 U. C. Oshai Bumps of Life v. 84 The more he struggled to get out of the sinking sand, the deeper he sank. < as lemmas |
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