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BNC: 2333 COCA: 1914

cloud

1 cloud /ˈklaʊd/ noun
plural clouds
1 cloud
/ˈklaʊd/
noun
plural clouds
Learner's definition of CLOUD
[count]
: a white or gray mass in the sky that is made of many very small drops of water
see also mushroom cloud, storm cloud
: a large amount of smoke, dust, etc., that hangs in the air烟雾;灰尘
: a large number of things (such as insects) that move together through the air in a group(昆虫等飞掠而过的)一大群
: a feeling or belief that a person or organization has done something wrong质疑;不信任

cast a (dark) cloud

: to cause people to stop trusting something使…不信任;给…蒙上阴影

cloud on the horizon

: a problem that could appear in the future潜在问题

every cloud has a silver lining

see silver lining

in the clouds

◊ If you are in the clouds or you have your head in the clouds, you spend too much time thinking about love or about ideas that are not practical.想入非非;不切实际

on cloud nine

informal
: very happy非常高兴;狂喜
2 cloud /ˈklaʊd/ verb
clouds; clouded; clouding
2 cloud
/ˈklaʊd/
verb
clouds; clouded; clouding
Learner's definition of CLOUD
[+ object] : to confuse (a person's mind or judgment)使混乱;使迷惑
[+ object] : to make (something, such as an issue or situation) difficult to understand使…难以理解
[+ object] : to affect (something) in a bad way玷污;损害
[no object] of the sky : to become covered with clouds被(云)遮盖usually + over
[+ object] : to cover or fill (a room, the sky, etc.) with large amounts of smoke, dust, etc.使(房间、天空等)烟雾缭绕;使尘土飞扬
[+ object] : to cover (glass, a window, etc.) with many very small drops of water使(玻璃、窗户等)布满水珠
[no object] of a person's face or eyes : to show that someone is worried or unhappy(人的脸或眼睛)露出不安(或沮丧)
BNC: 2333 COCA: 1914

cloud

1 of 2

noun

1
: a visible mass of particles of condensed vapor (such as water or ice) suspended in the atmosphere of a planet (such as the earth) or moon
2
: something resembling or suggesting a cloud: such as
a
: a light filmy, puffy, or billowy mass seeming to float in the air
a cloud of blond hair
a ship under a cloud of sail
b(1)
: a usually visible mass of minute particles suspended in the air or a gas
(2)
: an aggregation of usually obscuring matter especially in interstellar space
(3)
: an aggregate of charged particles (such as electrons)
c
: a great crowd or multitude : swarm
clouds of mosquitoes
3
: something that has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect
clouds of war
a cloud of suspicion
4
: something that obscures or blemishes
a cloud of ambiguity
5
: a dark or opaque vein or spot (as in marble or a precious stone)
6
: the computers and connections that support cloud computing
storing files in the cloud
often used before another noun
cloud storage/backupcloud software
cloudlike adjective
or cloud-like
cloudlike swirls
cloudlike chocolate mousse

Illustration of cloud

Illustration of cloud
  • 1 cirrus
  • 2 cirrostratus
  • 3 cirrocumulus
  • 4 altostratus
  • 5 altocumulus
  • 6 stratocumulus
  • 7 nimbostratus
  • 8 cumulus
  • 9 cumulonimbus
  • 10 stratus

cloud

2 of 2

verb

clouded; clouding; clouds

intransitive verb

1
: to grow cloudy
usually used with over or up
clouded over before the storm
2
a
of facial features : to become troubled, apprehensive, or distressed in appearance
her face clouded with worry
b
: to become blurry, dubious, or ominous
often used with over
the outlook is clouding over
3
: to billow up in the form of a cloud

transitive verb

1
a
: to envelop or hide with or as if with a cloud
b
: to make opaque especially by condensation of moisture
steam clouded the windows
c
: to make murky especially with smoke or mist
smoke clouded the sky
2
: to make unclear or confused
cloud the issue
3
: taint, sully
a clouded reputation
4
: to cast gloom over
cloud prospects for success

Example Sentences

Noun The sun is shining and there's not a cloud in the sky. flying high above the clouds It stopped raining and the sun poked through the clouds. a cloud of cigarette smoke The team has been under a cloud since its members were caught cheating. There's a cloud of controversy hanging over the election. Verb greed clouding the minds of men These new ideas only cloud the issue further. The final years of her life were clouded by illness. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
On Thursday, the fire jumped a fork of the American River and produced a pyrocumulus cloud over the Sierra that could be seen from as far away as the Bay Area and orbiting satellites, prompting memes. Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2022 Granted, Geppetto isn’t meant to be a barrel of laughs, but there’s just kind of a cloud over everything. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2022 On June 15th, the volcano erupted, unleashing a seventeen-mile-high mushroom-like cloud that sparked lightning. Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2022 But this school year starts under a dark cloud -- thanks to political games from adults. Walter Blanks Jr., National Review, 6 Sep. 2022 Floating along like a cloud may sound like a good plan at the moment, but there will probably be more pressing matters bringing you back down to earth. Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 The reactors are well contained and shielded, the Russians want the power, not to create a nuclear cloud that might blow back over Russia. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 As pink smoke emanated from the area in front of the first tee, a parachute cascaded from the afternoon sky, bereft of a single cloud. Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022 There was always a dark matter cloud hovering over my every move through my days navigating the mental health challenge of bipolar disorder. Alex Wagner, SPIN, 1 Sep. 2022
Verb
India’s been battling high unemployment and record-low real wages, which also cloud its prospects. Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 29 Aug. 2022 Legal issues have prevented the modernization to cloud data storage in the past, and Japanese government offices often use CDs, MiniDiscs, or floppy disks to accept submissions from the public and businesses. Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2022 Once Mercury—the communicator—enters Virgo on the 4th , partners will become more amenable and talkative but you’ll be challenged to remain balanced and calm when unforeseen issues and misunderstandings cloud the air from the 7th to the 9th . Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 1 Aug. 2022 Mullins said other banks have pursued deep modernization, Itau in Brazil has completely taken out its use of mainframes and gone to cloud to reinvent the experiences of 60 million users. Tom Groenfeldt, Forbes, 6 July 2022 High-profile wargames in Southeast Asia featuring the two global rivals are a stark reminder of how military tensions increasingly cloud a region known primarily for its economic dynamism. James T. Areddy, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2022 There are several other factors that could cloud that process. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2022 Black diamonds get their spooky hue from high levels of minerals like graphite that cloud the stone. Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2022 According to Page Six, sources close to Pitt's business operation said the actor is allowing his frustration over the separation to cloud his business judgement. Landon Mion, Fox News, 23 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, rock, cloud, from Old English clūd; perhaps akin to Greek gloutos buttock

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1562, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

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The first known use of cloud was in the 14th century
BNC: 2333 COCA: 1914
cloud

noun¹

1mass of very small drops of water in the skyADJECTIVE | ... OF CLOUD | VERB + CLOUD | CLOUD + VERB | CLOUD + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEdense, heavy, thick密雲;濃雲;厚雲light薄雲fluffy, puffy, wispy (especially NAmE) 蓬鬆的雲;棉絮般的雲;一縷雲cirrus, cumulonimbus, cumulus, etc.捲雲、積雨雲、積雲等high, low高雲;低雲broken, scattered碎雲;散雲skies of broken cloud飄着碎散雲彩的天空fast-moving, scudding (literary) 快速移動的雲;掠過的雲black, dark, grey/gray, white黑雲;烏雲;灰雲;白雲rain, storm, thunder雨雲;風暴雲;雷雨雲Rain clouds were looming on the horizon.雨雲正在地平線上堆積。ominous, threatening預示災難天氣的雲... OF CLOUDband, bank, blanket, layer, mass, wisp一片雲;一層雲;一團雲;一縷雲a layer of high cloud一層高雲VERB + CLOUDseed (= to place a substance in a cloud to make it produce rain) 人工增雨CLOUD + VERBform, gather, mass雲形成;雲積聚;雲聚集Dark clouds were gathering in the west.烏雲在西方聚集。cover sth, envelop sth, obscure sth雲覆蓋某物;雲包圍某物;雲遮暗某物break, clear, disperse, lift, part雲分散;雲消散;雲散開;雲升起;雲分開The clouds broke a little, and the sun came out.雲散開一點,太陽出來了。drift, float, hang, hover, loom, move, pass, race, roll, scud (literary) , swirl雲飄動;雲漂浮;雲懸浮;雲盤旋;雲隱現;雲移動;雲經過;雲疾走;雲翻滾;雲掠過;雲旋轉Thick cloud hung over the moor.濃雲懸在荒野的上空。A cloud passed over the sun.一片雲掠過太陽。White clouds scudded across the sky.白雲掠過天空。CLOUD + NOUNbank, cover, layer雲堆;雲層The cloud cover is quite dense today.今天雲層很厚。formation雲的形成PREPOSITIONabove the clouds, below the clouds在雲層上方/下方We were flying above the clouds.我們在雲層上方飛行。through the clouds透過雲層She could see the sun through the clouds.她可以透過雲層看到太陽。PHRASESa break in the cloud, a break in the clouds雲層間隙
cloud

noun²

2mass of smoke, dust, etc.煙霧;塵土團ADJECTIVE | VERB + CLOUD | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEgreat, huge大面積的煙霧a great cloud of black smoke一大片黑色煙霧dense, thick濃密的煙霧;瀰漫的塵土billowing, swirling翻騰的/飛旋的煙霧mushroom(核爆炸形成的)蘑菇雲the mushroom cloud from a nuclear bomb原子彈爆炸形成的蘑菇雲dust, gas, radioactive, smoke塵埃雲;毒氣雲;放射性雲;煙雲VERB + CLOUDcreate, form形成雲The wind blew across the beach, forming clouds of sand.風吹過海灘,形成一團團沙雲。belch, release噴出/釋放出煙霧PREPOSITIONcloud of⋯的雲團a thick cloud of steam水蒸氣雲團

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