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

• N-VAR 云;云团
  Acloudis 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
• N-COUNT (烟雾、尘土等的)一团
  Acloud ofsomething 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。
• VERB 把…搞糊涂;使难以理解；使无法正确判断
  If you say that somethingcloudsyour 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。
• VERB 破坏;给…蒙上阴影
  If you say that somethingcloudsa 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。
• V-ERG (眼神或脸色)阴沉，忧郁；使看起来阴沉（或忧郁）
  If your eyes or facecloudor if sadness or angercloudsthem, 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 overmeans the same ascloud.
     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。
• V-ERG (镜子)模糊不清;(使)起雾
  If glasscloudsor if moisturecloudsit, 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。
• 心不在焉;耽于空想
  If you say that someonehastheirhead in the clouds, you are criticizing them because they are ignoring or are unaware of the problems associated with a situation.
• PHRASE 极为快乐;乐不可支
  If you say that someone ison 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。
• PHRASE 遭嫌弃；被贬低
  If someone isunder 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。
• every cloud has a silver lining→ see:silver lining

双语例句

• I don't like the look of those clouds.
  看那些云的样子，我觉得可能要下雨。
• The lightning flashed out from the black clouds.
  乌云中电光闪闪。
• 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。
• Clouds had come down and it was starting to drizzle
  云层压低，开始飘起了毛毛雨。
• 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。
• Clouds are formed from drops of liquid hanging in the air.
  云是悬在空气中的水滴形成的。
• Water vapour condenses to form clouds
  水蒸气凝结形成云。
• 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。
• 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。
• The moon broke through the clouds.
  月亮从云缝里钻了出来。