| 单词 | clout |
| 释义 | clout (once / 2709 pages) 1nv 2n 3n 4n When you speak of someone having clout, it usually means that they communicate a sense of power or influence, particularly in the political sense. "You’ll wanna talk to that big guy over there if you want me to let you in. He’s got clout." Clout can also mean to hit someone really hard — either the hit you give (“that’s a big clout he just landed”) or the act of hitting (“she clouted him with a baseball bat”). Of course, the sense of having power and the actual hitting are related, since clout is something to be wielded — either physically or figuratively. Note: it's not just tough guys who have clout. China is said to have "growing economic clout," and Oprah is known to have significant clout in the media industry. WORD FAMILYclout: clouted, clouting, clouts USAGE EXAMPLESAs the university replaced senior researchers with other, younger academics, some measure of clout was lost, she said. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) The NFL understands clout like few sports organizations ever will. The Guardian(Dec 22, 2016) “I’d expect better behavior from a company with such clout in the transportation industry,” he said. The Guardian(Dec 16, 2016) 1 1n (boxing) a blow with the fist I gave him a clout on his nose Syn|Hypo|Hyper biff, lick, poke, punch, slug counter, counterpunch, parry a return punch (especially by a boxer) KO punch, Sunday punch, haymaker, knockout puncha hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing hooka short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent jaba quick short straight punch rabbit puncha short chopping blow to the back of the neck sucker punchan unexpected punch roundhousea hook delivered with an exaggerated swing blow a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon 2v strike hard, especially with the fist 2He clouted his attacker Hyper strike deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon n special advantage or influence 3Syn|Hyper pull advantage, vantage the quality of having a superior or more favorable position n a target used in archery 4Hyper mark, target a reference point to shoot at n a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood Syn|Hyper clout nail nail a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener |
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