Word · Frequency #3961
Clay
黏土
a very fine-grained soil that is soft and moldable when moist and hard when fired
- 1.
A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
一种由硅和铝的小晶体组成的矿物物质,湿润时具有延展性；未烧制陶瓷的材料
- 2.
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
一种非常细粒的土壤,潮湿时可塑,烧制后变硬
- 3.
An earth material with ductile qualities.
具有延展性的土质材料。
- 4.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
水浸的土壤；软湿的泥土
- 5.
A tennis court surface made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate.
由碎石、砖、页岩或其他未结合的矿物集料制成的网球场地面
- 6.
United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)
美国将军,1945年至1949年指挥驻欧美军,监督柏林空运(1897-1978)
- 7.
The material of the human body.
人体的物质。
- 8.
A particle less than 3.9 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
直径小于3.9微米的颗粒,依据温特沃斯尺度
- 9.
A clay pipe for smoking tobacco.
用于吸烟的陶土烟斗。
- 10.
A moth, Mythimna ferrago
一种蛾,Mythimna ferrago
一种由硅和铝的小晶体组成的矿物物质,湿润时具有延展性；未烧制陶瓷的材料；一种非常细粒的土壤,潮湿时可塑,烧制后变硬；具有延展性的土质材料。；水浸的土壤；软湿的泥土；由碎石、砖、页岩或其他未结合的矿物集料制成的网球场地面
In use
The potter shaped the wet clay into a bowl.
After the rain, the path turned to sticky clay.
This ceramic vase was made from local clay.
be made of clay
表示某物由黏土制成，clay作为物质名词不可数。
This sculpture is made of clay.
这个雕塑是由黏土制成的。
mold clay into sth
clay作为mold的宾语，表示将黏土塑造成某种形状。
She molded the clay into a bowl.
她把黏土塑造成一个碗。
work with clay
work with表示使用黏土作为材料进行创作或制作。
He enjoys working with clay.
他喜欢用黏土工作。
Connections
Collocations
- clay soil
- 黏土土壤
- The garden has heavy clay soil that drains poorly.花园里有排水不良的重黏土土壤。
- clay pot
- 陶罐；黏土罐
- She cooked the stew in a traditional clay pot.她用传统的陶罐炖了炖菜。
- clay statue
- 泥塑雕像
- The artist sculpted a life-sized clay statue of a horse.艺术家雕刻了一匹真马大小的泥塑雕像。
- clay pigeon
- 泥鸽（射击用飞靶）
- He went to the shooting range to practice on clay pigeons.他去射击场练习打泥鸽。
- clay court
- 红土网球场
- Rafael Nadal is famous for his dominance on clay courts.拉斐尔·纳达尔以在红土球场上的统治力而闻名。
- clay model
Learner notes
Memory Tip
黏土(clay)湿润可塑，烧制变硬，音似‘可垒’（可垒器物）
Context & Register
常见场景：陶瓷制作、建筑材料、地质描述 通常用于描述一种可塑性的天然材料，常见于艺术、建筑或地质学语境
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with 'clay' because they share the /eɪ/ sound in their stressed syllable.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.