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

noun | verb

cloutclout1 /klaʊt/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]

ETYMOLOGYclout¹

Origin: 1900-2000 clout heavy hit (14-21 centuries)

COLLOCATIONS► political/economic clout

Conservative Christian groups have been gaining political clout in Washington.

informal the power to influence other people’s decisions: political/economic clout Conservative Christian groups have been gaining political clout in Washington.

noun | verb

cloutclout2 ●○○ verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

clout

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	clout
	he, she, it	clouts
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	clouted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have clouted
	he, she, it	has clouted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had clouted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will clout
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have clouted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am clouting
	he, she, it	is clouting
	you, we, they	are clouting
Past	I, he, she, it	was clouting
	you, we, they	were clouting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been clouting
	he, she, it	has been clouting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been clouting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be clouting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been clouting

informal to hit someone or something hard