clouds

英 [klaʊdz] 美 [klaʊdz]

n.  云; 云朵; 云状物(如尘雾、烟雾、一群飞行的昆虫); 阴影; 忧郁; 焦虑; 令人忧虑的事
v.  使难以理解; 使记不清楚; 使模糊; 显得阴沉(或恐惧、愤怒等); 看起来忧愁(或害怕、愤怒等); (尤指用无关的话题来)混淆,搅混(问题)
cloud的第三人称单数和复数



柯林斯词典

  1. N-VAR 云;云团
    A cloud is a mass of water vapour that floats in the sky. Clouds are usually white or grey in colour.
    1. ...the varied shapes of the clouds...
      云朵各种各样的形状
    2. The sky was almost entirely obscured by cloud.
      天空几乎完全被云所遮蔽。
    3. ...the risks involved in flying through cloud.
      穿过云层飞行的危险
  2. N-COUNT (烟雾、尘土等的)一团
    A cloud of something such as smoke or dust is a mass of it floating in the air.
    1. The hens darted away on all sides, raising a cloud of dust.
      一群母鸡四处乱窜,搅起一团尘土。
  3. VERB 把…搞糊涂;使难以理解;使无法正确判断
    If you say that something clouds your view of a situation, you mean that it makes you unable to understand the situation or judge it properly.
    1. Perhaps anger had clouded his vision, perhaps his judgment had been faulty...
      可能是愤怒蒙蔽了他的眼睛,也可能是他判断有误。
    2. In his latter years religious mania clouded his mind.
      晚年的时候,对宗教的狂热让他丧失心智。
  4. VERB 破坏;给…蒙上阴影
    If you say that something clouds a situation, you mean that it makes it unpleasant.
    1. The atmosphere has already been clouded by the BJP's anger at the media.
      印度人民党怒斥媒体,已经破坏了气氛。
  5. V-ERG (眼神或脸色)阴沉,忧郁;使看起来阴沉(或忧郁)
    If your eyes or face cloud or if sadness or anger clouds them, your eyes or your face suddenly show sadness or anger.
    1. Trish's face clouded with disappointment...
      翠茜一脸失望。
    2. As he looked at Katherine, great sorrow clouded his eyes.
      他看着凯瑟琳,满眼忧伤。
    3. Cloud over means the same as cloud .
      cloud over 同 cloud
    4. I saw Sean's face cloud over at this blatant lie.
      我看见肖恩听到这个赤裸裸的谎话后脸色阴沉下来。
  6. V-ERG (镜子)模糊不清;(使)起雾
    If glass clouds or if moisture clouds it, tiny drops of water cover the glass, making it difficult to see through.
    1. The mirror clouded beside her cheek...
      她面颊边的镜子变得模糊不清。
    2. I run the water very hot, clouding the mirror.
      我把水开得很热,水汽模糊了镜面。
  7. 心不在焉;耽于空想
    If you say that someone has their head in the clouds, you are criticizing them because they are ignoring or are unaware of the problems associated with a situation.
    1. PHRASE 极为快乐;乐不可支
      If you say that someone is on cloud nine, you are emphasizing that they are very happy.
      1. When Michael was born I was on cloud nine.
        迈克尔出生的时候,我都乐得找不着北了。
    2. PHRASE 遭嫌弃;被贬低
      If someone is under a cloud, people have a poor opinion of them because of something they have done.
      1. The military are under a cloud for killing civilians while breaking up a demonstration.
        军方因在平息示威活动时杀死了无辜平民而备受指责。
    3. every cloud has a silver lining → see: silver lining

    双语例句

    1. The presence or absence of clouds can have an important impact on heat transfer
      有无云层对热量的传递会产生重要的影响。
    2. Those clouds would have cast shadows that would have blocked some sunlight out.
      那些云朵原本会投射出一些阴影,挡住部分太阳光。
    3. About the time the three climbers were halfway down, clouds blotted out the sun.
      当这3个登山者下到半山腰的时候,云层遮住了太阳。
    4. Sunlight had broken through the clouds.
      阳光冲破了云层。
    5. The clouds glowed like burnished gold.
      云彩像被擦亮的金子一般闪闪发光。
    6. Water vapour condenses to form clouds
      水蒸气凝结形成云。
    7. The clouds had spread and nearly covered the entire sky
      云彩扩散开来,几乎遮住了整个天空。
    8. Clouds had come down and it was starting to drizzle
      云层压低,开始飘起了毛毛雨。
    9. Lightning flashed among the distant dark clouds
      一道道电光在远处的乌云中闪现。
    10. It was a lovely afternoon with a blue sky and a few fleecy white clouds.
      那是个愉快的下午,蓝蓝的天空中飘着几朵羊毛般轻软的白云。
    11. The clouds fragmented and out came the sun
      乌云散开,太阳出来了。
    12. They reported that clouds are an important and heretofore uninvestigated contributor to the climate.
      他们报告说,云是影响气候的一个重要因素,但迄今为止没有进行过研究。
    13. I don't like the look of those clouds.
      看那些云的样子,我觉得可能要下雨。
    14. The airliner flew above the clouds.
      大型客机在云层上面飞行。
    15. The dark clouds threatened a big storm.
      乌云预示暴风雨的来临。
    16. The clouds have been dissipated.
      云已经消散。
    17. Black clouds are an unmistakable sign of coming rain.
      乌云是下雨的明显先兆。
    18. Clouds are formed from drops of liquid hanging in the air.
      云是悬在空气中的水滴形成的。
    19. Dark clouds dispersed.
      乌云散了。
    20. Sometimes several clusters of white clouds drift across the blue sky.
      蔚蓝色的天空中,时而飘过几朵白云。
    21. The clouds are pale and a light breeze is blowing.
      云淡风轻。
    22. Clouds floated in the sky.
      云漂浮在空中。
    23. The rosy clouds are slowly rising.
      云蒸霞蔚。
    24. The sun was hidden by clouds.
      太阳让云彩遮住了。
    25. The moon was hidden by clouds.
      月亮给云彩遮住了。
    26. The moon was covered by the dark clouds.
      月亮被乌云遮蔽了。
    27. The moon broke through the clouds.
      月亮从云缝里钻了出来。
    28. The lightning flashed out from the black clouds.
      乌云中电光闪闪。
    29. The dark clouds hanging over the relations between the two countries will quickly vanish.
      笼罩着两国关系的阴云会迅速消散。
    30. Clouds spread across the moon, fading it out.
      云朵飘过月亮,逐渐把它隐没。