A bed of loose sand mixed with water forming a soft, shifting mass that yields easily to pressure and tends to engulf any object resting on its surface. 流沙一种由松散的沙子和水混合成的沙层,形成一堆松软、移动的物质,在压力下很容易塌陷,并可吞没置留在沙面上的任何物质
A book containing the choral portions of the Mass. 弥撒升阶圣歌集包括弥撒音乐部分的祈书
A confused mass of papers on the floor. 地板上一堆杂乱无章的纸张
A cylindrical mass drilled vertically into the earth and removed from it to determine composition or presence of oil or gas. 钻心圆柱形物质,用于垂直地钻入地下然后取出以测定石油或天然气的组成或存在
A dark mass of trees loomed in the distance. 远处是一片黑糊糊的树林。
A device consisting of a spinning mass, typically a disk or wheel, mounted on a base so that its axis can turn freely in one or more directions and thereby maintain its orientation regardless of any movement of the base. 陀螺仪一个旋转物体,通常是圆盘或轮子安装在一个底基上,它的轴可以自由地朝一个或多个方向旋转,使所指方向不随底基的运动而改变
A diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas or both, visible as luminous patches or areas of darkness depending on the way the mass absorbs or reflects incident radiation. 星云星际空间的尘埃或气体或两者共同构成的巨大天体,由其对光线的吸收和反射来决定其明亮可见或黑暗一团
A disheveled mass, as of hair. 被弄乱的一大团,如头发
A distinct bodily mass or organ having a specific function. 器官具有某一功能的明显的身体部位或器官
A fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside. 雪崩,山崩大块物质如雪或岩石,沿着山坡降落或下滑