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clay

noun
/kleɪ/
/kleɪ/
[uncountable]Idioms
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  1. a type of heavy, sticky earth that becomes hard when it is baked and is used to make things such as pots and bricks黏土;陶土
    • Not much can grow in the wet clay here.在这里的湿黏土里种庄稼收成不多。
    • She moulded the clay into the shape of a head.她把陶土做成一个人头的形状。
    • The tiles are made of clay.这些砖是用陶土制成的。
    Synonyms soilsoil
    • mud
    • dust
    • clay
    • land
    • earth
    • dirt
    • ground
    These are all words for the top layer of the earth in which plants grow.
    • soil the top layer of the earth in which plants grow:
      • Plant the seedlings in damp soil.把幼苗种在湿润的土壤里。
    • mud wet soil that is soft and sticky:
      • The car wheels got stuck in the mud.汽车轮子陷到泥里去了。
    • dust a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of rock, earth, etc:
      • A cloud of dust rose as the truck set off.卡车起动时扬起一片灰尘。
    • clay a type of heavy sticky soil that becomes hard when it is baked and is used to make things such as pots and bricks:
      • The tiles are made of clay.这些砖是用陶土制成的。
    • land an area of ground, especially of a particular type:
      • an area of rich, fertile land土地富饶肥沃的地域
    • earth the substance that plants grow in 指土、泥、泥土Earth is often used about the soil found in gardens or used for gardening: She put some earth into the pot.
    • dirt (especially North American English) soil, especially loose soil:指泥土,尤指松土、散土:
      • Pack the dirt firmly around the plants.将植物周围的土培实。
    • ground an area of soil:
      • The car got stuck in the muddy ground.汽车陷到泥地里了。
      • They drove across miles of rough, stony ground.他们驶过数英里崎岖不平、多石的土地。
      Ground is not used for loose soil: a handful of dry ground
    Patterns
    • good/​rich soil/​land/​earth
    • fertile/​infertile soil/​land/​ground
    • to dig the soil/​mud/​clay/​land/​earth/​ground
    • to cultivate the soil/​land/​ground
    see also china clay
    Extra Examples
    • a figure made of clay泥塑像
    • plants that grow in damp clay生长在潮湿的粘土里的植物
    • Clay tends to dry out and crack in the summer months.粘土在夏季容易变干并开裂。
    • Digging the heavy clay soil gave me backache.挖重粘土让我背痛。
    • You'll need a lump of modelling clay.你需要一块模型粘土。
    Topics Artb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • heavy
    • fine
    • soft
    … of clay
    • lump
    verb + clay
    • mould/​mold
    • shape
    • bake
    clay + noun
    • modelling/​modeling
    • mould/​mold
    preposition
    • in clay
    See full entry
    Word OriginOld English clǣg, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch klei, also to cleave ‘to stick fast’ and climb.
Idioms
have feet of clay
  1. to have a fault or weakness in your character品格上有缺陷(或弱点)
    • When the actor was imprisoned for drug offences, his fans were upset to find that their hero had feet of clay.当这位演员因毒品犯罪而被监禁时,他的粉丝们发现他们的英雄有弱点而感到不安。

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