单词 | clout |
释义 | clout —clout /klaʊt/ noun [C] INFORMAL (HIT) ► F0 the act of hitting someone or something with your hand or with a heavy object: » If the photocopier stops working, just give it a clout.Thesaurus+: ↑Hitting and beating , ↑Punishing by causing painnoun [U] (POWER) ► F0 power and influence over other people or events: » The Queen may have privilege but she has no real political clout.Thesaurus+: ↑Power and intensity , ↑Energy, force and powerverb [T] INFORMAL ↑Verb Endings for clout ► F0 to hit someone or something with the hand or with a heavy object: » Quigley clouted me smartly across the side of the head.Thesaurus+: ↑Hitting and beating , ↑Punishing by causing pain |
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