clod
英 [kl?d]
美[klɑd]
- n. 土塊；笨蛋；牛頸肉
- vt. 對…擲土塊
暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?clods;
中文詞源
clod 土塊，笨蛋
來自PIE*glei,黏，粘，詞源同clay,clump.詞義由粘連到聚集成塊。
英文詞源
- clod (n.)
- "lump of earth or clay," Old English clod- (in clodhamer "the fieldfare," a kind of thrush, literally "field-goer"), from Proto-Germanic *kludda-, from PIE *gleu- (see clay).
Synonymous with collateral clot until meaning differentiated 18c. Meaning "person" ("mere lump of earth") is from 1590s; that of "blockhead" is from c. 1600 (compare clodpate, clodpoll, etc.). It also was a verb in Middle English, meaning both "to coagulate, form into clods" and "to break up clods after plowing."
雙語例句
- 1. A clod of silt can easily be crumbled in the fingers.
- 手指能很容易把一塊泥土粉碎.
來自辭典例句
- 2. Eisenhower, clod and grumpy, said, " Well, I thought you should have done this a long time ago. "
- 艾森豪威爾冷淡而粗暴地說: “ 唔, 我認為你早就應該這樣做了. ”
來自辭典例句
- 3. These people can blow hot and clod to serve their purpose.
- 這些人為自己的目的可出爾反爾.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. I am well save that I have a clod.
- 除了患感冒之外,我很精神.
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- 5. I felt very discouraged , when he threw clod water on my idal.
- 當他在我的意見上潑冷水時,我覺得心灰意冷.
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