英语词汇“clay”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

clay

(klā)

a. A fine-grained, firm earthy material that is plastic when wet and hardens when heated, consisting primarily of hydrated silicates of aluminum and widely used in making bricks, tiles, and pottery.

b. A hardening or nonhardening material having a consistency similar to clay and used for modeling.

2. Geology A sedimentary material with grains smaller than 0.002 millimeter in diameter.

3. Moist sticky earth; mud.

4. The human body as opposed to the spirit.

[Middle English clei, from Old English clæg.]

clayey (klāē), clayish adj.

单词	clay
释义	clay (klā) n. 1. a. A fine-grained, firm earthy material that is plastic when wet and hardens when heated, consisting primarily of hydrated silicates of aluminum and widely used in making bricks, tiles, and pottery. b. A hardening or nonhardening material having a consistency similar to clay and used for modeling. 2. Geology A sedimentary material with grains smaller than 0.002 millimeter in diameter. 3. Moist sticky earth; mud. 4. The human body as opposed to the spirit. [Middle English clei, from Old English clæg.] clayey (klāē), clayish adj.
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