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单词 cloud
释义
cloud
noun
uk
/klaʊd/us
/klaʊd/

cloudnoun(IN SKY)

A2[C]
(UKalsocloud[U])
agreyorwhitemassin thesky, made up of verysmallfloatingdropsofwater:
云
Do youthinkthose arerainclouds on thehorizon?你看天边那些云是雨云吗？
Theskywas aperfectblue- not a cloud insight.天空一片湛蓝——万里无云。
Dark cloudsmassedon thehorizon.天边阴云密布。
UKThere was so much cloud, we couldn'tseeanything.云层太厚，我们什么也看不见。
picture of cloud
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  • A cloudpassedover thesun.
  • Adarkbankof cloudloomedon thehorizon.
  • Hepuffeda cloud ofcigarettesmokeinto myeyes.
  • Thevolcanospewedagiantcloud ofash,dustandgasesinto theair.
  • Thesundisappearedbehindheavyclouds.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Precipitation: clouds, dew, fog & steam
  • billow
  • brume
  • chemtrail
  • cirrocumulus
  • cirrus
  • condensate
  • contrail
  • cumulonimbus
  • foggy
  • haze
  • haze over
  • lowering
  • misty
  • moisture
  • nimbus
  • overcast
  • pall
  • pea-souper
  • vapour trail
  • whiteout
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cloudnoun(MASS)

B2[C]
amassof something such asdustorsmokethatlookslike a cloud:
一团（尘土、烟雾等）；云状物
On theeasternhorizon, ahugecloudofsmokefromburningoiltanksstretchedacrossthesky.在东方的地平线上，着火的储油罐冒出的浓烟弥漫在天际。
Theinitialcloudofteargashadhardlyclearedbeforeshotswerefired.催泪瓦斯的第一团烟雾刚散尽，射击就开始了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Masses and large amounts of things
  • accumulation
  • any number ofthingsidiom
  • armload
  • backlog
  • bolus
  • flood
  • foam
  • hulk
  • logjam
  • many
  • motherlode
  • multi-million
  • multitude
  • pile
  • the lion's shareidiom
  • tsunami
  • wave after/upon waveidiom
  • wedge
  • welter
  • wodge
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cloudnoun(COMPUTING)

the cloud[S]
acomputernetworkwherefilesandprogramscan bestored,especiallytheinternet:
（网络）云
All thephotographsarekepton the cloudratherthan on harddrives.所有的照片都存在网络云里，而不是硬盘上。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Computer concepts
  • 3-D printing
  • adaptive learning
  • additive manufacturing
  • addy
  • aeroplane mode
  • backup
  • bulletin board
  • capture
  • configuration
  • importation
  • information age
  • information security
  • information superhighway
  • infosec
  • scan
  • transcode
  • transcoding
  • Trojan horse
  • tuple
  • Turing Machine
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Idioms

be on cloud nine
be under a cloud
a cloud hanging oversomeone
a cloud on the horizon
every cloud has a silver lining
cloud
verb
uk
/klaʊd/us
/klaʊd/
[IorT]
If somethingtransparentclouds, or if something clouds it, itbecomesdifficulttoseethrough.
（使）变得模糊，（使）变得黯然
C2[T]
to make someoneconfused, or make something moredifficulttounderstand:
使迷惑；使不清楚；使难以理解
When it came toexplainingthelipstickon hiscollar, hefoundthatdrinkhad clouded(=confused)hismemory.等到要他解释衣领上的口红印时，他才意识到当时酒喝得太多，什么都记不清了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Precipitation: clouds, dew, fog & steam
  • billow
  • brume
  • chemtrail
  • cirrocumulus
  • cirrus
  • condensate
  • contrail
  • cumulonimbus
  • foggy
  • haze
  • haze over
  • lowering
  • misty
  • moisture
  • nimbus
  • overcast
  • pall
  • pea-souper
  • vapour trail
  • whiteout
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Puzzle and confuse

Phrasal verb

cloud over
(Definition ofcloudfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

cloud| American Dictionary

cloud
noun[C/U]
us
/klɑʊd/
awhiteorgraymassof verysmalldropsofwateroricethatfloatin thesky:
[C]Thosedarkcloudslooklike we’re going to get somerain.
A cloud is also amassof something, such asdustorsmoke, thatmovestogether:
Thedistantcloud ofdustin thevalleyannouncedtheapproachof acar.
A cloud is also something whichcausessadnessorfear:
[C]After thediagnosisofcancer, shelivedunder a cloud.
cloud
verb[T]
us
/klɑʊd/
tofillwith clouds or with something thatlookslike a cloud:
[T]Smoke clouded thesky.
If something clouds asituationorfeeling, it makes it lessclear:
Thefactthat Jack was anoldfriendclouded herjudgment.

Phrasal verb

cloud over/up
(Definition ofcloudfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcloud

cloud
The wasps rarely appeared before the sun reached the ant nest and would retreat when clouds blocked the sun or the nest was shaded.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The aim of our studies was to examine turbulent, wavy structures in noctilucent clouds taking into account the clouds dusty plasma nature.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, the dusty plasma nature of noctilucent clouds has been neglected.
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A specific feature observed in noctilucent clouds is wavy, turbulent structure.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Large-scale magnetic fields are also detected in molecular clouds.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, this interpretation is clouded because of saving heterogeneity across the population.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The uniform whitishgrey appearance of fog and clouds is due to light scattering by a high density of very small droplets.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Although the years may have clouded his memory, this eccentric man had certainly lost none of his conviction.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Here she loaded 9200 tonnes of coal, amidst clouds of coal dust that penetrated everywhere, leaving a black film over every surface.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I remember your dance and the veil of mist and fog which merged with the clouds above.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The asteroid belt is represented visually by clouds of space debris - percussive sounds in the music.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Their roofs contain and project like clouds over the earth, keenly symbolic and showing relative status in subtle ways.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Score, infinitely pliable, can manipulate and metamorphose, clouding lines of functional demarcation - even emulating source.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The origins of spoken motherese are as clouded with mystery as are the origins of speech.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The laboratory results may be related to the behaviour of marine stratocumulus clouds.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithcloud

cloud

These are words often used in combination withcloud.

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cloud deck
Thickening of cloud cover or the invasion of a higherclouddeckis indicative of rain in the near future.
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Wikipedia
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cloud droplet
Size resolved measurements ofclouddropletdeposition velocity to a forest canopy using an eddy correlation technique.
From theCambridge English Corpus
cloud forest
The surrounding landscape iscloudforestgiving way to scattered housing sites, agricultural parcels, pasture, and fields now fallow.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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