mass noun
1- the stony residue from burnt coal or from a furnace煤渣; 炉渣。
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- （亦作clinker brick）[count noun] a brick with a vitrified surface炼砖。
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mid 17th cent.: from obsolete Dutch klinckaerd （earlier form of klinker）, from klinken 'to clink'.
informal <非正式>
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- N. Amer. something that is unsatisfactory, of poor quality, or a failure〈北美〉不能令人满意之物; 劣质品; 失败：
marketing couldn't save such clinkers as these films.
市场营销救不了这些劣质电影。
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- a wrong musical note走音, 走调。
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- Brit. dated something or someone excellent or outstanding〈英, 旧〉头等货, 优质品; 优秀的人, 杰出的人：
she was a real clinker.
她是个真正优秀的人。
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