cloud

英 [klaʊd] 美[klaʊd]

英英释义考试真题实用场景例句

近义词mist fog steam soot billow smog haze nebulosity smoke puff vapor

反义词

n. 云；阴云；云状物；一大群；黑斑
vt. 使混乱；以云遮敝；使忧郁；玷污
vi. 阴沉；乌云密布
n. (Cloud)人名；(法)克卢；(英)克劳德

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中文词源

cloud 云

来自PIE*glei,黏，粘，词源同clay,clump,clod.词义由粘连到聚集成块。原义为土块，石块，后代替sky 指云，sky 词义由云过渡为天空。

词态变化

复数: clouds;第三人称单数: clouds;过去式: clouded;过去分词: clouded;现在分词: clouding;

英文词源

cloud: cloud: [OE] In Old English the word for ‘cloud’ was weolcen (whence modern English welkin, a poetical term for ‘sky’), which is related to German wolke ‘cloud’. At that time Old English clūd, the ancestor of cloud, meant ‘mass of rock, hill’ (it is probably related to clod). As applied to ‘clouds’, presumably from a supposed resemblance between cumulus clouds and lumps of earth or rock, it dates from the 13th century.
=> clod
cloud (n.): Old English clud "mass of rock, hill," related to clod. Metaphoric extension to "raincloud, mass of evaporated water in the sky" is attested by c. 1200 based on similarity of cumulus clouds and rock masses. The usual Old English word for "cloud" was weolcan. In Middle English, skie also originally meant "cloud."

The four fundamental types of cloud classification (cirrus, cumulus, stratus, nimbus) were proposed by British amateur meteorologist Luke Howard (1772-1864) in 1802. Figuratively, as something that casts a shadow, from early 15c.; hence under a cloud (c. 1500). In the clouds "removed from earthly things; obscure, fanciful, unreal" is from 1640s. Cloud-compeller translates (poetically) Greek nephelegereta, a Homeric epithet of Zeus.
cloud (v.): early 15c., "overspread with clouds, cover, darken," from cloud (n.). From 1510s as "to render dim or obscure;" 1590s as "to overspread with gloom." Intransitive sense of "become cloudy" is from 1560s. Related: Clouded; clouding.

双语例句

1. The powdery dust rose in a cloud around him.: 一团粉尘在他周围扬起。

2. The American edition of "Cloud Street" is already in its third printing.: 美国版的《云街》已经是第三次印刷了。

3. A sudden break in the cloud allowed rescuers to spot Michael Benson.: 天气的突然放晴帮助救援人员找到了迈克尔·本森。

4. I saw Sean's face cloud over at this blatant lie.: 我看见肖恩听到这个赤裸裸的谎话后脸色阴沉下来。

5. When Michael was born I was on cloud nine.: 迈克尔出生的时候，我都乐得找不着北了。

英英释意

1. any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

2. a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude

3. out of touch with reality;: "his head was in the clouds"

4. a cause of worry or gloom or trouble;: "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French"

5. suspicion affecting your reputation;: "after that mistake he was under a cloud"

6. a group of many insects;: "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "a cloud of butterflies"

考试真题

He did this in order to draw lightning from the clouds.

Here's where things get interesting, though: If a particularly important passage is highlighted by multiple Inkling users, that information is stored on the cloud and is available for anyone reading the same textbook to come across.

store information on the cloud

One who has integrity is bound by and follows moral and ethical (道德上的) standards even when making life's hard choices, choices which may be clouded by stress, pressure to succeed, or temptation.

It's not like just sitting down somewhere and watching the clouds roll by.

In 2009 an old Russian craft slammed into a communications satellite, creating a cloud of hundreds of pieces of debris and putting other hardware at risk.

Many people, it seems, are uneasy living in a thickening cloud of radio waves from mobile phone towers and the gadgets they communicate with.

Always remember that your best ideas might come when your head is actually in the clouds.

Finally, dad turned off the stove, the pot began to cool and the pressure relief valve sprayed out a cloud of steam.

Further up, the weather changes— low clouds envelope the mountainsides, which are covered with thick grass.

No, but there's still lots of clouds.

The dark cloud above one of the world's toughest criminal neighbourhoods simply disappeared for a few days.

Without gravity to help circulate air, the carbon dioxide you exhale has a tendency to form an invisible cloud around you head.

A turbulent business environment also has senior managers cautious of letting vague pronouncements cloud their reputations.

Our mental health doesn’t really go anywhere; like the sun behind a cloud, it can be temporarily hidden from view, but it is fully capable of being restored in an instant.

The development of "cloud computing," meanwhile, has made that exploration so much the easier.

实用场景例句

His last years were clouded by financial worries.: 由于经济窘困，他的晚年生活过得闷闷不乐。

Her eyes clouded with tears.: 泪水模糊了她的眼睛。

Steam had clouded the mirror.: 水蒸气使镜子变得模糊不清。

It was beginning to cloud over.: 天空开始阴云密布。

Suspicion clouded his face.: 他狐疑满面。

Her face clouded over with anger.: 她满面怒容。

His judgement was clouded by jealousy.: 妒嫉心模糊了他的判断力。

Doubts were beginning to cloud my mind.: 种种疑问开始使我的思路变模糊了。

He still has a cloud of suspicion hanging over him .: 大家仍然在怀疑他。

The only dark cloud on the horizon was that they might have to move house.: 唯一的忧虑是他们可能要搬家。

Her father's illness cast a cloud over her wedding day.: 她父亲的病给她的结婚喜庆日蒙上了一层阴影。

The sun went behind a cloud.: 太阳躲在了一朵云的后面。

The plane was flying in cloud most of the way.: 飞机一路大多在云层里飞行。

...the varied shapes of the clouds...: 云朵各种各样的形状

The sky was almost entirely obscured by cloud.: 天空几乎完全被云所遮蔽。

The hens darted away on all sides, raising a cloud of dust.: 一群母鸡四处乱窜，搅起一团尘土。

Perhaps anger had clouded his vision, perhaps his judgment had been faulty...: 可能是愤怒蒙蔽了他的眼睛，也可能是他判断有误。

In his latter years religious mania clouded his mind.: 晚年的时候，对宗教的狂热让他丧失心智。

The atmosphere has already been clouded by the BJP's anger at the media.: 印度人民党怒斥媒体，已经破坏了气氛。

Trish's face clouded with disappointment...: 翠茜一脸失望。

As he looked at Katherine, great sorrow clouded his eyes.: 他看着凯瑟琳，满眼忧伤。

The mirror clouded beside her cheek...: 她面颊边的镜子变得模糊不清。

I run the water very hot, clouding the mirror.: 我把水开得很热，水汽模糊了镜面。

When Michael was born I was on cloud nine.: 迈克尔出生的时候，我都乐得找不着北了。

The military are under a cloud for killing civilians while breaking up a demonstration.: 军方因在平息示威活动时杀死了无辜平民而备受指责。

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