plural clouds
plural clouds
Learner's definition of CLOUD
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: a white or gray mass in the sky that is made of many very small drops of water云 -
The sun is shining and there's not a cloud in the sky.阳光明媚,天空晴朗无云。
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a rain cloud雨云
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flying high above the clouds在云层上空飞行
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It stopped raining and the sun poked through the clouds.雨停了,阳光透过云层照射出来。
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Thick cloud cover [=a large number of clouds in the sky] hid the moon.厚厚的云层遮住了月亮。
— see also mushroom cloud, storm cloud 2
a : a large amount of smoke, dust, etc., that hangs in the air烟雾;灰尘 b : 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 3
: a feeling or belief that a person or organization has done something wrong质疑;不信任 -
The company remains under a cloud of suspicion. [=people believe the company did something wrong]这家公司仍然受到民众的质疑。
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The team has been under a cloud since its members were caught cheating.自从队员作弊当场被抓后,这支队一直饱受质疑。
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There's a cloud of controversy/uncertainty/doubt hanging over the election.这次选举笼罩在一片争议声/不确定性/疑云中。
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
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
2 cloud /ˈklaʊd/ verb
clouds; clouded; clouding
clouds; clouded; clouding
Learner's definition of CLOUD
1
[+ object] : to confuse (a person's mind or judgment)使混乱;使迷惑 2
[+ object] : to make (something, such as an issue or situation) difficult to understand使…难以理解 3
[+ object] : to affect (something) in a bad way玷污;损害 -
a scandal that continues to cloud [=tarnish, taint] his reputation一直玷污着他名誉的丑闻
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The final years of her life were clouded by illness.她生命的最后几年一直疾病缠身。
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[no object] of the sky : to become covered with clouds被(云)遮盖 —
usually + over 5
[+ 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 6
[+ object] : to cover (glass, a window, etc.) with many very small drops of water使(玻璃、窗户等)布满水珠 7
[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)