| 单词 | sandpaper |
| 释义 | sandpaper (once / 14943 pages) nv Sandpaper is a special thick paper with a rough, abrasive surface. Painters will often sand a wall with sandpaper before painting it. Woodworkers use sandpaper to smooth wooden surfaces, and sandpaper is also useful for removing loose paint, grit, or dirt when you're painting or refinishing something. Sandpaper is thought to have been invented in thirteenth century China, from a crushed substance, often shells or sand, that was glued to parchment with natural gum. In the 1800s, a similar product called "glass paper" was made from crushed glass, which, despite its name, is sometimes still used in today's sandpaper. WORD FAMILYsandpaper: sandpapered, sandpapering, sandpapers, sandpapery USAGE EXAMPLES“Sandpaper is useless to this kind of wood. But woodworkers who aren’t afraid of that difficulty should definitely enter. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience.” Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) The instructions often say to scuff with sandpaper, but the texture of your trim tiles probably makes sanding impractical. Washington Post(Nov 25, 2016) One student finished sanding a piece of wood, and as the sander slowed down, he put his hand on the still-spinning sandpaper. Washington Times(Nov 12, 2016) 1n stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand Syn|Hyper emery paper abradant, abrasive, abrasive material a substance that abrades or wears down 2v rub with sandpaper sandpaper the wooden surface Syn|Hypo|Hyper sand rough-sand sand roughly smooth, smoothen make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing |
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