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单词 clout
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clout

/klaʊt/
1
informal a heavy blow with the hand or a hard object
〈非正式〉(用手、硬物的)重击:

a clout round the ear.

一记耳光。

2
mass noun informal influence or power, especially in politics or business
〈非正式〉(尤指政治、商业的)影响; 势力:

I knew he carried a lot of clout.

我知道他很有势力。

3
archaic a piece of cloth or clothing, especially one used as a patch
〈古〉碎布; 衣服(尤指作补丁用的)。
4
Archery a target twelve times the usual size, used in long-distance shooting. It is placed flat on the ground with a flag marking its centre.
【射箭】远程箭靶。
4.1
a shot that hits such a target
中靶的一箭。
5
short for CLOUT NAIL.
CLOUT NAIL的简称。
with obj.
1
informal hit hard with the hand or a hard object
〈非正式〉(以手或硬物)重击:

I clouted him round the head.

我重击他的头部。

2
archaic mend with a patch
〈古〉(用补丁)缝补。
短语

ne'er cast a clout till May be out

proverb a warning not to discard one's winter clothes until the end of May
〈谚〉五月不过, 冬衣不脱。
ORIGIN: clout in sense 3.
词源
Old English clūt (in the sense 'a patch or metal plate'); related to Dutch kluit 'lump, clod', also to CLEAT and CLOT. The shift of sense to 'heavy blow', which dates from late Middle English, is difficult to explain; possibly the change occurred first in the verb (from 'put a patch on' to 'hit hard').
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