n. 克莱〔男子名,Clayton 的昵称〕。 n. 1.黏土;泥土。 2.(相对于灵魂而言的)人体,肉体;资质,天性。 3.陶制烟斗 (=clay-pipe)。 4.黏土状物。 短语和例子 potter's clay陶土。 porcelain clay瓷土。 a man of common clay普通人,常人。 a yard of clay 陶制长烟管。 as clay in the hands of the potter 要捏成什么样就是什么样;听凭摆布。 dead and turned to clay 死。 feet of clay 泥足〔象征站不住脚的事物〕。 moisten [soak, wet] one's clay 饮酒。 adj. -ish 黏土(多)的;黏土似的;泥质的。
the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay" 同义词:cadaver, corpse, stiff, remains,
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
water soaked soil; soft wet earth 同义词:mud,
例句与用法
1.
Clay contains available nutrient elements . 粘土会有有用的营养元素。
2.
The temper of the clay was right for shaping . 这粘土的硬度适于塑形了。
3.
This will occur both in sands and clays . 这在砂土地和粘土地带常常发生。
4.
The clay oxen plunge into the sea and vanish . 泥牛入海无消息。
5.
I went between the walls of clay . 我从泥坯码成的甬墙中间走过。
6.
I shall procure some clay and mould it . 我会找些粘土塑造它。
7.
Thus clays and shales tend to be impermeable . 因此粘土和页岩就往往不透水。
8.
Wave action then winnowed the clay . 波浪作用是将粘土淘走。
9.
He haunted the clay aisles . 它总是在泥坯甬道里走来走去。
10.
Wet the clay a bit more before you start to mould it . 把泥再弄湿点再动手塑造。