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单词 clout
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clout

Despite gaping holes in the Indian economy and the discrepancy between rich and poor, pride in the country and its growing economic clout is high.Got a clout on the head too.This financial clout keeps countries coming back.This body should be moved elsewhere and given considerable ministerial clout.And it will sometimes turn out that individuals with clout or influence have used it.Their economic clout can only get stronger.Yet such cartoons once had real political clout.They do not always have the financial clout to follow through.That does not give him much clout in the dressing room.Their political clout determined the exact arrangements.Other teams coming down will have better financial clout.Having two heavyweights in its corner will give it more clout when dealing with governments. Political clout derives much more from economic strength.It is a power that gives you huge clout and one that you can use to change things.This pair wield a quiet clout.In Britain it has totemic and commercial clout.Maybe the influence of big-money clout is diminishing somewhat.They garner increasing financial and diplomatic clout, too.One reason for the slow pace of reform has been the absence of a sizeable middle class to seek political rights that match their economic clout.Where corporations wield political clout overtly, it is generally to Democratic ends.That means they wield tremendous clout, especially with local banks, allowing them to obtain lines of credit often at very favourable terms.He got a real clout on the head and I'm not sure he realised where he was.

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clout

British English: clout VERB
If you clout someone, you hit them.
He clouted him woth a baseball bat.
  • American English: clout
  • Brazilian Portuguese: esbofetear
  • Chinese:
  • European Spanish: dar un tortazo a
  • French: frapper
  • German: schlagen
  • Italian: colpire
  • Japanese: 殴る
  • Korean: 때리다
  • European Portuguese: bater
  • Latin American Spanish: dar un tortazo a

(verb) 
Definition
to hit hard
The officer clouted him on the head.
Synonyms
hit
She hit him hard across his left arm.
strike
She took two steps forward and struck him across the mouth.
punch
After punching him on the chin, she hit him over the head.
deck (slang)
slap
My yoga instructor turned up and slapped me on the shoulder.
sock (slang)
chin (slang)
smack
She smacked me on the side of the head.
thump
He thumped me, nearly knocking me over.
cuff
She cuffed him playfully around the ear.
clobber (slang)
wallop (informal)
She walloped me over the head with a cushion.
box
They slapped my face and boxed my ears.
wham
tonk (informal)
lay one on (slang)
skelp (dialect)
(noun) 
Definition
a fairly hard blow
I was half tempted to give them a clout myself.
Synonyms
thump
He felt a thump on his shoulder.
blow
He went off to hospital after a blow to the face.
crack (informal)
He took a crack on the head during the game.
punch
He's asking for a punch on the nose.
slap
He reached forward and gave me a slap.
sock (slang)
cuff
He gave Billy a cuff.
wallop (informal)
With a single wallop, Clarke sent him flying.
tonk (informal)
skelp (dialect)
(noun) 
Definition
power or influence
The two firms wield enormous clout in financial markets.
Synonyms
influence
They should continue to use their influence to push environmental reform.
power
women who have reached positions of great power and influence
standing
authority
The judge has no authority to order a second trial.
pull (informal)
Using all his pull in parliament, he obtained the necessary papers.
weight
That argument no longer carries much weight.
bottom
prestige
Her work gained her international prestige.
mana (New Zealand)
a leader of great mana and influence

Additional synonyms

in the sense of authority
Definition
the power to command, control, or judge others
The judge has no authority to order a second trial.
Synonyms
prerogative,
right,
influence,
might,
force,
power,
control,
charge,
rule,
government,
weight,
strength,
direction,
command,
licence,
privilege,
warrant,
say-so,
sway,
domination,
jurisdiction,
supremacy,
dominion,
ascendancy,
mana (New Zealand)
in the sense of blow
Definition
a powerful or heavy stroke with the fist, a weapon, etc.
He went off to hospital after a blow to the face.
Synonyms
knock,
stroke,
punch,
belt (informal),
bang,
rap,
bash (informal),
sock (slang),
smack,
thump,
buffet,
clout (informal),
whack (informal),
wallop (informal),
slosh (British, slang),
tonk (informal),
clump (slang),
clomp (slang)
in the sense of box
Definition
to hit (esp. a person's ears) with the fist
They slapped my face and boxed my ears.
Synonyms
punch,
hit,
strike,
belt (informal),
deck (slang),
slap,
sock (slang),
buffet,
clout (informal),
cuff,
whack (informal),
wallop (informal),
chin (slang),
tonk (informal),
thwack (informal),
lay one on (slang)

Nearby words of
clout

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  • cloud
  • cloudy
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  • cloven
  • clown
  • clownish

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