(of the sky or the weather )天空或天气 covered with clouds; with a lot of clouds opposite clear被云遮住的;阴云密布的;阴天的;多云的 a grey, cloudy day 灰暗多云的一天
Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherb1It stayed cloudy for most of the day. 那天大部份时间天色阴暗。 Later it will become cloudy with rain in places. 随后将转阴,局部地区有雨。 a rather cloudy sky 有点儿多云的天空 It was a dark, cloudy night. 那是一个漆黑多云的夜晚。 Scotland and Northern Ireland will be rather cloudy with patchy rain. 苏格兰和北爱尔兰将相当多云,有零星小雨。 The sky was cloudy when we set off but it cleared up by lunchtime. 我们出发时天空多云,但到了午饭时间就放晴了。 You can still get sunburnt on a cloudy day. 阴天还是会被晒伤。
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(of liquids )液体 not clear or easy to see through 不清澈的;不透明的;浑浊的 The water looked cloudy and not fit to drink. 水看上去很浑浊,不适合饮用。
Extra ExamplesSometimes the drinking water becomes rather cloudy. 有时饮用水变得相当浑浊。 The beer looked cloudy. 啤酒看起来浑浊不清。 The warm water is made cloudy by adding some milk. 加入些牛奶,温水就变浑。