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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

cloud [klaud]
  1. 1. noun [c/u] (in sky) 云
  2. 2. noun [of smoke] [ dust]
  3. 3. vt. [+sb's judgement] [ view] 使模糊
  4. 4. vt. [+outlook] [ atmosphere] 使暗淡
    every cloud has a silver lining
    黑暗中总有一线光明

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

cloud [klaʊd]
  1. 1. n.[c] 云状物
    He walked through the cloud of smoke, coughing and choking.
    穿过那阵烟雾,被呛得直咳嗽。
  2. 2. noun [Person Name] 克卢
  3. 3. noun [Person Name] 克劳德
  4. 4. n.[c/u] 云,云朵
    It was a snowy night, with heavy grey clouds hanging low in the sky.
    那是个雪夜,厚厚的乌云低沉地挂在天上
  5. 5. n.[c] 虚幻朦胧
    She always has her head in the clouds, daydreaming about being a star.
    脑子总是想着不切实际的事,幻想着能成为明星
    His head was in the clouds.
    心不在焉
  6. 6. n.[c] [Figurative] 阴云阴影
    There is a cloud on the horizon that may overshadow the talks.
    隐隐透出的阴云可能会谈投下阴影
    The only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French.
    现在唯一顾虑是,法国人可能表示反对
  7. 7. n.[c] 疑云质疑
    Someone stole some money and now everyone is under a cloud of suspicion.
    有人偷了钱,现在所有人都受到怀疑
    After that mistake he was under a cloud.
    犯了那次错误之后,他开始受到质疑
  8. 8. n.[c] 大群大量
    I looked around and saw a cloud of bees outside the window.
    环顾四周发现窗户外有一群蜜蜂
    It discharged a cloud of spores.
    释放一片孢子
  9. 9. n.[c] 浑浊斑
  10. 10. verb (使)变阴天,(使)阴云密布
    A strong wind was blowing and the sky was clouded.
    刮起了大风天上阴云密布
  11. 11. vt. 使昏暗,使看不清
    His vision was clouded by his tears.
    眼泪模糊他的视线
  12. 12. vi. 积聚成云状云雾缭绕
    The smoke he exhaled clouded up above him.
    呼出的烟笼罩在他头上
    The smoke clouded above the houses.
    烟尘遮蔽房屋
  13. 13. verb (使)忧郁,(使)沮丧
    His usually calm eyes were clouded with worry.
    通常镇定眼睛里蒙上了一层担忧
    Their faces were clouded with sadness.
    他们的脸上愁云密布
  14. 14. vt. 玷污损坏
    This incident clouded his reputation from then on.
    这次事故使他的名誉从此受损
  15. 15. verb [Figurative] (使)模糊;(使)困惑
    She also says that her judgement was clouded by her drug abuse.
    她也说她的判决因她的吸毒而蒙上了阴影
    The stroke clouded memories of her youth.
    那次打击模糊她的幼时记忆
  16. 16. vi. 污点,有斑点
    The cloth was light brown in colour, clouded by patches of yelllow.
    这块布料是浅棕色,上面点缀黄色斑纹
  17. 17. vt. 使浑浊,使不清澈
    The muddy water flowing into the lake clouded the water.
    浑水流到湖里,清澈的湖水变得浑浊不堪
    The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added.
    化学物质被加进液体里,把液体化作烟雾

Collins English-English Dictionary

cloud [klaυd]
  1. 1. n a mass of water or ice particles visible in the sky, usually white or grey, from which rain or snow falls when the particles coagulate - See also cirrus cumulonimbus cumulus stratus
  2. 2. n any collection of particles visible in the air, esp of smoke or dust
  3. 3. n a large number of insects or other small animals in flight
  4. 4. n something that darkens, threatens, or carries gloom
  5. 5. n [jewellery] a cloudlike blemish in a transparent stone
  6. 6. vb [when intr, often foll by over or up] to make or become cloudy, overcast, or indistinct
  7. 7. vt. [tr] to make obscure; darken
  8. 8. vt. [tr] to confuse or impair
    emotion clouded his judgment
  9. 9. vt. to make or become gloomy or depressed
  10. 10. vt. [tr] to place under or render liable to suspicion or disgrace
  11. 11. vt. to render (liquids) milky or dull or (of liquids) to become milky or dull
  12. 12. vt. to become or render mottled or variegated
  13. 13. vt. [Etymology] C13 (in the sense: a mass of vapour): from Old English clud rock, hill; probably related to clod

Examples

a cloud of locusts
一群蝗虫
Look at that cloud!It has an animal shape! Guess which animal I'm thinking about.
看那片云,是个动物的形状!猜猜我想到了什么动物。
There was a dense cloud of cigar smoke in the room.
房间里笼罩着浓密的雪茄烟雾。
It is said that he must end his career under a cloud.
据说是因为他在公司名誉扫地,所以才不得不辞职。
a great black cloud of smoke
一团巨大的黑烟

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