1790, from French, Middle Dutch or Middle Low German dune, all perhaps from Gaulish *dunom (thus related to down (n.2)). The French dune "sand hill" (13c.) is held by Diez to be an Old French borrowing from Dutch duin or some other Germanic source. Italian and Spanish duna are from French. Dune buggy attested by 1965.
雙語例句
1. The sand massed to form a dune.
沙積集起來成了沙丘.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. The Assumption of the Sand - dune.
沙丘的傲慢自負(fù).
來自英漢非文學(xué) - 科幻
3. Looks like a few Tusken Raiders are camped out on the canyon dune turn.
這幫游擊隊(duì)員好像在峽谷里等著咱們哪.
來自電影對白
4. Using ecological mat to control mobile sand dune can achieve outstanding effect.
應(yīng)用生態(tài)墊結(jié)合植物措施治理流動沙丘可達(dá)到立竿見影的效果.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Gully - like features in a transition zone between plain and dune field.