- [countable, uncountable]
a grey or white mass that floats in the sky, made of very small drops of water 云；云朵 Dark clouds were gathering in the west. 乌云在西方聚集。 The cloud cover is quite dense today. 今天云层很厚。 black/grey clouds 黑色/灰色的云 thick/dense cloud 浓密的云 The sun went behind a cloud. 太阳躲到了一朵云的后面。 It was scorching and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. 天气酷热，天空没有一片云。 - in cloud
The plane was flying in cloud most of the way. 飞机一路大多在云层里飞行。 - through the clouds
She could see the sun through the clouds. 她可以透过云层看到太阳。
Collocations The weathersee also storm cloud, thundercloudThe weather 天气 Good weather 好天气 - be bathed in/bask in/be blessed with/enjoy bright/brilliant/glorious sunshine
沐浴着／享受着明媚的／灿烂的阳光 - the sun shines/warms something/beats down (on something)
- the sunshine breaks/streams through something
- fluffy/wispy clouds drift across the sky
- a gentle/light/stiff/cool/warm/sea breeze blows in/comes in off the sea
- the snow crunches beneath/under somebody’s feet/boots
Bad weather 坏天气 - thick/dark/storm clouds form/gather/roll in/cover the sky/block out the sun
- the sky darkens/turns black
- a fine mist hangs in the air
- a dense/heavy/thick fog rolls in
- the rain falls/comes down (in buckets/sheets)/pours down
- snow falls/comes down/covers something
- the wind blows/whistles/howls/picks up/whips through something/sweeps across something
- strong/gale-force winds blow/gust (up to 80 mph)
- a storm is approaching/is moving inland/hits/strikes/rages
- thunder rolls/rumbles/sounds
- (forked/sheet) lightning strikes/hits/flashes
- a (blinding/snow) blizzard hits/strikes/blows/rages
- a tornado touches down/hits/strikes/destroys something/rips through something
- forecast/expect/predict rain/snow/a category-four hurricane
预报有雨／雪／四级飓风 - (North American English) pour (down)/ (British English) pour (down) with rain
下瓢泼大雨 - get caught in/seek shelter from/escape the rain
遇上下雨；寻找避雨处；躲雨 - be covered/shrouded in mist/a blanket of fog
笼罩在雾霭之中／厚厚的一层雾中 - be in for/brave/shelter from a/the storm
即将遇到／勇敢面对／躲避暴风雨 - hear rolling/distant thunder
听到隆隆的／远处的雷声 - be battered/buffeted by strong winds
遭受强风肆虐；被强风吹得左右摇摆 - (British English) be blowing a gale
在刮大风 - battle against/brave the elements
与恶劣天气搏斗；冒着风雨
The weather improves 天气好转 - the sun breaks through the clouds
- the sky clears/brightens (up)/lightens (up)
- the clouds part/clear
- the rain stops/lets up/holds off
- the wind dies down
- the storm passes
- the mist/fog lifts/clears
Extra ExamplesTopics Weathera2Rain clouds were looming on the horizon. 雨云正在地平线上堆积。 The clouds broke a little, and the sun came out. 云散开一点，太阳出来了。 Thick cloud hung over the moor. 厚厚的云团悬在荒野上空。 We were flying above the clouds. 我们在云层上面飞行。 White clouds scudded across the sky. 白云掠过天空。 a layer of high cloud 一层高云 skies of broken cloud 飘着碎散云彩的天空 Above the mountains storm clouds were gathering. 暴风云正在群山上空聚集。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dense
- heavy
- thick
- …
- band
- bank
- blanket
- …
- seed
- form
- gather
- mass
- …
- bank
- cover
- layer
- …
- above the clouds
- below the clouds
- through the clouds
- …
- a break in the cloud
- a break in the clouds
- [countable]
a large mass of something in the air, for example dust or smoke, or a number of insects flying all together 一团，一大片（尘雾、烟雾或一群飞行的昆虫等） a dust cloud 一团烟尘 The bees flew out of their hives, forming a thick black cloud. 蜜蜂飞出蜂巢，形成一团厚厚的乌云。 - cloud of something
They watched the car disappearing in a cloud of dust. 他们望着汽车绝尘而去。 I saw an enormous cloud of smoke rising over the city. 我看见一大团烟在城市上空升起。 The sky turned dark as a great cloud of locusts blocked out the sun. 一大群蝗虫遮住了太阳，天色暗了下来。
Extra Examplesa great cloud of black smoke 一大片黑色烟雾 a thick cloud of steam 水蒸气云团 The wind blew across the beach, forming clouds of sand. 风吹过海滩，形成一团团沙云。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- huge
- dense
- …
- create
- form
- belch
- …
- cloud of
- [countable]
something that makes you feel sad or anxious 阴影；忧郁；焦虑；令人忧虑的事 - the cloud[singular]
a network of servers (= computers that control or supply information to other computers) on which data and software can be stored or managed and to which users have access over the internet 云（可存储或管理数据和软件的服务器网络，用户通过互联网访问） Key company documents are now stored in the cloud, so you no longer need to save them to your computer’s hard drive. 公司最重要的文档现在存储在云端，因此不必再将它们保存到计算机硬盘。
see also tag cloud
Word OriginOld English clūd ‘mass of rock or earth’; probably related to clot. Sense (1) dates from Middle English.
Idioms
every cloud has a silver lining
- (saying)
every sad or difficult situation has a positive side 黑暗中总有一线光明；朵朵乌云衬银边，处处黑暗透光明
have your head in the clouds
to be thinking about something that is not connected with what you are doing 心不在焉；走神 to have ideas, plans, etc. that are not realistic 有不切实际的想法（或计划等）；想入非非
on cloud nine
- (old-fashioned, informal)
extremely happy 极其快乐；乐不可支
under a cloud
if somebody is under a cloud, other people think that they have done something wrong and do not trust them 有嫌疑；被怀疑 She left the company under a cloud. 她心存疑虑地离开了公司。