| [/klaud; klaʊd/] n 用法:
1 [C, U] (separate mass of) visible water vapour floating in the sky 云:
black clouds appearing from the west 西方出现的乌云 *
There wasn't a cloud in the sky. 天空无云. *
The top of the mountain was covered in cloud. 浮云遮盖著山顶. 用法:
2 [C] (a) mass of smoke, dust, sand, etc in the air 空中的烟、 尘、 沙等的）团.
(b) mass of insects moving together in the sky （天空中昆虫的）群:
a cloud of locusts 一群飞蝗. 用法:
3 [C] blurred patch in a liquid or on a transparent object （液体或透明物体中的）混浊斑. 用法:
4 [C] (fig 比喻) thing that causes unhappiness, uncertainty, etc 造成不愉快、 不明朗等的事物:
A cloud of suspicion is hanging over him. 有一团疑云笼罩著他. *
Her arrival cast a cloud (of gloom) over the party. 她一来给聚会蒙上了一层阴影. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) every cloud has a silver `lining (saying 谚) there is always a comforting or more hopeful side to a sad or difficult situation 乌云背後总有一线光芒（在逆境中总有值得宽慰的或有希望的一面）. have one's head in the clouds => head1. on cloud `nine (infml) extremely happy 极快乐:
He was on cloud nine after winning the competition. 他在比赛获胜後欣喜若狂. under a `cloud in disgrace or under suspicion 失体面; 受怀疑. cloud 2
[/klaud; klaʊd/] v 用法:
1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become dull, unclear or indistinct （使某事物）变得阴沉暗淡不清楚、 不明朗或不清晰:
Her eyes clouded with tears. 她泪眼模糊. *
Tears clouded her eyes. 眼泪使她的眼晴朦胧不清. *
Steam clouded the mirror, ie covered it with condensation. 蒸气把镜子弄得馍糊不清. *
(fig 比喻) Old age has clouded his judgement. 他年事已高, 判断力减弱了. *
Don't cloud the issue, ie Don't make it unnecessarily complicated. 不要把问题搞得复杂化. 用法:
2 [I, Ip] ~ (over) (of sb's face) show sadness or worry （指某人的脸）显得阴沉或忧伤:
His face clouded (over) when he heard the news. 他听到这一消息, 脸就沉了下来. 用法:
3 [Tn] spoil (sth); threaten 毁坏（某事物）; 威胁:
cloud sb's enjoyment, happiness, etc 冲淡了某人的兴致、 欢乐等 *
I hope this disagreement won't cloud our friendship. 我希望这一分歧不会影响我们的友谊. 用法:
4 (phr v) cloud `over (of the sky) become covered with clouds （指天空）布满了云. |