clod

英 [klɒd]

美 [klɑːd]

n.  泥块; 土块; 笨蛋; 蠢人; 傻瓜

复数：clods　

BNC.24612 / COCA.21392

牛津词典

noun

• 泥块；土块
  a lump of earth or clay
• 笨蛋；蠢人；傻瓜
  a stupid person

柯林斯词典

• 大泥块;大土块
  Aclod ofearth is a large lump of earth.

英英释义

noun

• a compact mass
  1. a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder
  Synonym:ballgloblumpclumpchunk
• an awkward stupid person
  Synonym:loutstumblebumgoonoaflubberlummoxlumpgawk

双语例句

• The female mites live through the winter in deciduous leaves, clod cracks and weed roots.
  该螨在吉林省长春地区一年发生6～8代，以雌螨在落叶、土块缝隙、杂草根际等处越冬。
• Despite his college degree, a clod is still a clod.
  尽管他有大学文凭，一位笨蛋，仍然是笨蛋。
• If a clod be washed away by the sea, Motherland is the less.
  如果海浪冲掉了一块岩石，欧洲就减少。
• Deep-well injection ( of hazardous wastes) "Stupid clod, you're worthless!"
  危险废物的深井灌注笨蛋，你完全是个废物
• The structure of the rotary blade can break up the clod easily;
  在除草作业的同时，滚切刀的刀齿结构还可以有效的破碎土块；
• "Yes, I've read'm," he broke in impulsively, spurred on to exhibit and make the most of his little store of book knowledge, desirous of showing her that he was not wholly a stupid clod.
  “啊，我读过，”他冲动地插嘴说，急于表现自己，炫耀自己那一点书本知识，让她知道他并不完全是个白痴。
• Had I been a mere clod, you would not have desired me for a husband.
  如果我仅仅是个草包，你也就不会渴望嫁给我了。
• The Two Faces of Love: William Blake's The Clod and the Pebble
  爱的两面：威廉·布雷克的土块与石子
• If a clod be washed away by the sea.
  如果有一片泥土被海冲走。
• Boy: Well, I want a dollar a day for ice-cream so I'll get used to the clod.
  男孩：我要你每天给我一元钱买冰淇淋吃，这样我可以习惯于寒冷。