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cloud /klaʊd/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 云；云雾；烟雾，烟尘；星际云；电子云
The sky is covered with dark clouds. 天空乌云密布。
There's more cloud today than yesterday. 今天云比昨天多。
a dense cloud of cigar smoke 浓密的雪茄烟雾
2. (尤指运动着的密集的)一大群
a cloud of locusts 大群飞蝗
Flies by the zillions engulfed us in dense clouds. 密密麻麻的大群苍蝇朝我们劈头盖脑飞来。
He made his way to the exit in a cloud of security men. 他在一大群保卫人员的前呼后拥下走向出口。
3. 遮暗物；阴暗；阴云
under cloud of night 在夜色朦胧中
clouds of another war 另一次战争的阴影
When they married, there were no clouds on their happiness. 他们结婚时并不存在影响他们幸福的因素。
4. 疑团；耻辱
He found it difficult to get a job because a cloud always hung over his reputation. 由于他的洗刷不清的坏名声，他发现很难找到工作。
5. 污斑；(大理石的)云纹
6. (液体等中的)混浊团
II ❶ vt.
1. (云、烟等)覆盖，遮蔽
The thick mist clouded the mountain tops. 浓雾笼罩山顶。
2. 弄暗，弄黑，弄脏；使阴暗；使模糊
The financial outlook is clouded by worry over inflation. 对通货膨胀的忧虑使财政前景暗淡。
Tears clouded his vision. 泪水模糊了他的视线。
Other thoughts clouded his memory. 其它的念头把他的记忆搞糊涂了。
3. 诋毁，毁损
a clouded reputation 受毁损的名誉
4. 使忧郁；搅扰
5. 使有污斑；使混浊
❷ vi.
1. 阴云密布 (over,up);变模糊；变暗
The sky clouded over before the storm. 暴风雨来临前天空阴云密布。
Her eyes clouded with tears. 她泪眼模糊。
2. (脸色)阴沉下来；忧郁起来；焦急起来
Her brow clouded with worry. 她愁眉不展。
3. 成为可疑；成为不祥
4. 像乌云般翻腾
5. 变混浊
[<OE clūd rock, hill] phr. a cloud on the horizon 意料之中的困难或问题 blow a cloud 吞云吐雾 Every cloud has a silver lining. 〈谚〉黑暗中总有一线光明。 in the clouds 1. 在云天，在高空 2. 虚无缥渺的；不切实际的，幻想的；神秘的 3. 心不在焉的 on a cloud 〈美口〉1. 高兴得像上了云天 2. (在麻醉剂作用下)恍惚 on cloud seven (或nine) 〈口〉极为幸福 under a cloud 1. 失宠；受怀疑；名誉扫地 2. 郁闷；碰上麻烦 wait till the clouds roll by 等待良机到来 with one's head in the cloud 做白日梦；脱离现实 |