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

clay¹ n. [uncountable]

Chemistry, Geologya natural earthy material that is stiff and sticky when wet, used for making bricks, pottery, etc.:They baked the clay in the sun into bricks.
Geologyearth;
mud.

clay¹ n.

Chemistry, Geologya natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
Geologyearth;
mud.
earth, esp. regarded as the material from which the human body was formed.
the human body, esp. as distinguished from the spirit or soul;
the flesh.
human character as estimated according to fineness of constitution, endowments, etc.:The saints and heroes seem of a different clay from most of us.

v.t.

to treat or mix with clay;
cover, daub, or fill with clay.
to filter through clay.

bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English clǣg, cognate with Dutch, German Klei, akin to glue

clay′like′, adj.

clay² n.

a lusterless serge having a rough texture. Also called clay′ wor′sted.

perh. short for clay drab clay-colored cloth

Clay n.

Biographical Bertha M. (Charlotte Monica Braeme), 1836–84, English author: originator of a long series of romantic novels.
Biographical Cassius Marcellus, 1810–1903, U.S. antislavery leader and diplomat.
Biographical Cassius Marcellus, Jr., original name of Muhammad Ali.
Biographical Henry, 1777–1852, U.S. statesman and orator.

Lucius (Du•Bi•gnon) 1897–1978, U.S. general.

a male given name.

clay /kleɪ/ n

a very fine-grained material that consists of hydrated aluminium silicate, quartz, and organic fragments and occurs as sedimentary rocks, soils, and other deposits. It becomes plastic when moist but hardens on heating and is used in the manufacture of bricks, cement, ceramics, etc
earth or mud in general
poetic the material of the human body

Etymology: Old English clǣg; related to Old High German klīa, Norwegian kli, Latin glūs glue, Greek gloios sticky oil

ˈclayey, ˈclayish, ˈclayˌlike adj

单词	claylike
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 clay¹ /kleɪ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] Chemistry, Geologya natural earthy material that is stiff and sticky when wet, used for making bricks, pottery, etc.:They baked the clay in the sun into bricks. Geologyearth; mud. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 clay¹ (klā),USA pronunciation n. Chemistry, Geologya natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc. Geologyearth; mud. earth, esp. regarded as the material from which the human body was formed. the human body, esp. as distinguished from the spirit or soul; the flesh. human character as estimated according to fineness of constitution, endowments, etc.:The saints and heroes seem of a different clay from most of us. v.t. to treat or mix with clay; cover, daub, or fill with clay. to filter through clay. bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English clǣg, cognate with Dutch, German Klei, akin to glue clay′like′, adj. clay² (klā),USA pronunciation n. a lusterless serge having a rough texture. Also called clay′ wor′sted. perh. short for clay drab clay-colored cloth Clay (klā),USA pronunciation n. Biographical Bertha M. (Charlotte Monica Braeme), 1836–84, English author: originator of a long series of romantic novels. Biographical Cassius Marcellus, 1810–1903, U.S. antislavery leader and diplomat. Biographical Cassius Marcellus, Jr., original name of Muhammad Ali. Biographical Henry, 1777–1852, U.S. statesman and orator. Lucius (Du•Bi•gnon) (do̅o̅′bin yon′),USA pronunciation 1897–1978, U.S. general. a male given name. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: clay /kleɪ/ n a very fine-grained material that consists of hydrated aluminium silicate, quartz, and organic fragments and occurs as sedimentary rocks, soils, and other deposits. It becomes plastic when moist but hardens on heating and is used in the manufacture of bricks, cement, ceramics, etc earth or mud in general poetic the material of the human body Etymology: Old English clǣg; related to Old High German klīa, Norwegian kli, Latin glūs glue, Greek gloios sticky oil ˈclayey, ˈclayish, ˈclayˌlike adj
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