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.
实用例句
1. The sand massed to form a dune.
沙积集起来成了沙丘.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The Assumption of the Sand - dune.
沙丘的傲慢自负.
来自英汉非文学 - 科幻
3. Looks like a few Tusken Raiders are camped out on the canyon dune turn.
这帮游击队员好像在峡谷里等著咱们哪.
来自电影对白
4. Using ecological mat to control mobile sand dune can achieve outstanding effect.
应用生态垫结合植物措施治理流动沙丘可达到立竿见影的效果.
来自互联网
5. Gully - like features in a transition zone between plain and dune field.
