- [countable, uncountable]
a grey or white mass that floats in the sky, made of very small drops of water 雲；雲朵 Dark clouds were gathering in the west. 烏雲在西方聚集。 The cloud cover is quite dense today. 今天雲層很厚。 black/grey clouds 黑色/灰色的雲 thick/dense cloud 濃密的雲 The sun went behind a cloud. 太陽躲到了一朵雲的後面。 It was scorching and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. 天氣酷熱，天空沒有一片雲。 - in cloud
The plane was flying in cloud most of the way. 飛機一路大多在雲層裏飛行。 - through the clouds
She could see the sun through the clouds. 她可以透過雲層看到太陽。
Collocations The weathersee also storm cloud, thundercloudThe weather 天氣 Good weather 好天氣 - be bathed in/bask in/be blessed with/enjoy bright/brilliant/glorious sunshine
沐浴着／享受着明媚的／燦爛的陽光 - 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 壞天氣 - 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
預報有雨／雪／四級飓風 - (North American English) pour (down)/ (British English) pour (down) with rain
下瓢潑大雨 - get caught in/seek shelter from/escape the rain
遇上下雨；尋找避雨處；躲雨 - be covered/shrouded in mist/a blanket of fog
籠罩在霧靄之中／厚厚的一層霧中 - be in for/brave/shelter from a/the storm
即將遇到／勇敢面對／躲避暴風雨 - hear rolling/distant thunder
聽到隆隆的／遠處的雷聲 - be battered/buffeted by strong winds
遭受強風肆虐；被強風吹得左右搖擺 - (British English) be blowing a gale
在刮大風 - battle against/brave the elements
與惡劣天氣搏鬥；冒着風雨
The weather improves 天氣好轉 - 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. 雨雲正在地平線上堆積。 The clouds broke a little, and the sun came out. 雲散開一點，太陽出來了。 Thick cloud hung over the moor. 厚厚的雲團懸在荒野上空。 We were flying above the clouds. 我們在雲層上面飛行。 White clouds scudded across the sky. 白雲掠過天空。 a layer of high cloud 一層高雲 skies of broken cloud 飄着碎散雲彩的天空 Above the mountains storm clouds were gathering. 暴風雲正在群山上空聚集。
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 一團，一大片（塵霧、煙霧或一群飛行的昆蟲等） a dust cloud 一團煙塵 The bees flew out of their hives, forming a thick black cloud. 蜜蜂飛出蜂巢，形成一團厚厚的烏雲。 - cloud of something
They watched the car disappearing in a cloud of dust. 他們望着汽車絕塵而去。 I saw an enormous cloud of smoke rising over the city. 我看見一大團煙在城市上空升起。 The sky turned dark as a great cloud of locusts blocked out the sun. 一大群蝗蟲遮住了太陽，天色暗了下來。
Extra Examplesa great cloud of black smoke 一大片黑色煙霧 a thick cloud of steam 水蒸氣雲團 The wind blew across the beach, forming clouds of sand. 風吹過海灘，形成一團團沙雲。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- huge
- dense
- …
- create
- form
- belch
- …
- cloud of
- [countable]
something that makes you feel sad or anxious 陰影；憂鬱；焦慮；令人憂慮的事 - 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 雲（可存儲或管理數據和軟件的服務器網絡，用戶通過互聯網訪問） Key company documents are now stored in the cloud, so you no longer need to save them to your computer’s hard drive. 公司最重要的文檔現在存儲在雲端，因此不必再將它們保存到計算機硬盤。
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 黑暗中總有一線光明；朵朵烏雲襯銀邊，處處黑暗透光明
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 有不切實際的想法（或計劃等）；想入非非
on cloud nine
- (old-fashioned, informal)
extremely happy 極其快樂；樂不可支
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；被懷疑 She left the company under a cloud. 她心存疑慮地離開了公司。