| 单词 | cloud |
| 释义 | cloud —cloudlike, adj. /klowd/, n. 1. a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface. 2. any similar mass, esp. of smoke or dust. 3. a dim or obscure area in something otherwise clear or transparent. 4. a patch or spot differing in color from the surrounding surface. 5. anything that obscures or darkens something, or causes gloom, trouble, suspicion, disgrace, etc. 6. a great number of insects, birds, etc., flying together: a cloud of locusts obscuring the sun. 7. in the clouds, a. in a condition of absent-mindedness; lost in reverie. b. impractical: Their schemes are usually up in the clouds. 8. on a cloud, Informal. exceedingly happy; in high spirits: On the night of the prom the seniors were on a cloud. 9. under a cloud, in disgrace; under suspicion: After going bankrupt he left town under a cloud. v.t. 10. to overspread or cover with, or as with, a cloud or clouds: The smoke from the fire clouded the sun from view. 11. to overshadow; obscure; darken: The hardships of war cloud his childhood memories. 12. to make gloomy. 13. (of distress, anxiety, etc.) to reveal itself in (a part of one's face): Worry clouded his brow. 14. to make obscure or indistinct; confuse: Don't cloud the issue with unnecessary details. 15. to place under suspicion, disgrace, etc. 16. to variegate with patches of another color. v.i. 17. to grow cloudy; become clouded. 18. (of a part of one's face) to reveal one's distress, anxiety, etc.: His brow clouded with anger. [bef. 900; ME; OE clud rock, hill; prob. akin to CLOD] Syn. 1. vapor. 6. swarm, horde, multitude, throng, host, crowd, army. 7. CLOUD, FOG, HAZE, MIST differ somewhat in their figurative uses. CLOUD connotes esp. daydreaming: His mind is in the clouds. FOG and HAZE connote esp. bewilderment or confusion: to go around in a fog (haze). MIST has an emotional connotation and suggests tears: a mist in one's eyes. 14. muddle, distort. |
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