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a clod of + noun (earth/soil)
指具体的土块，常与‘earth’、‘soil’等连用。
He picked up a clod of earth from the field.
他从田里捡起一块土。
土块
clods — plural of clod
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
土块
a compact mass of earth
He picked up a clod of earth from the field.
他从田里捡起一块土。
一块(尤指泥土或黏土)。
A lump of something, especially earth or clay.
紧密的一团
a compact mass
地面；土地；一块泥土或草皮。
The ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf.
笨拙愚蠢的人
an awkward stupid person
He broke the dry clod of earth with his boot.
他用靴子踩碎了那块干土块。
The farmer scattered the clods of soil before planting the seeds.
农民在播种前弄碎了土块。
After the rain, the field was full of sticky clods that made walking difficult.
雨后田里满是黏湿的土块，走起来很困难。
指具体的土块，常与‘earth’、‘soil’等连用。
He picked up a clod of earth from the field.
他从田里捡起一块土。
比喻愚笨或迟钝的人。
Don't stand there like a clod; help me!
别像傻瓜一样站在那儿；快来帮我！
动词用法，意为‘向…掷土块’。
The children clodded each other with mud during the game.
孩子们在游戏中互相扔泥块。
Not this
The wound formed a clod.
Use this
The wound formed a clot.
混淆了 clod（土块）和 clot（血块），clod 指泥土，而血液凝固应用 clot。
Not this
He is very clod.
Use this
He is a clod.
clod 是名词，不能用作形容词。表示‘他是个笨蛋’时，应用不定冠词 a 加名词结构。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
土块
He kicked a clod of earth onto the path.
他把一块土踢到了小路上。
黏土块
The potter's boot was caked with clods of clay.
陶工的靴子上沾满了一块块黏土。
硬土块
The field was full of hard clods after weeks of sun.
经过数周的日晒，田里满是硬土块。
一块草皮
He removed a clod of turf with the shovel.
他用铲子铲掉了一块草皮。
笨蛋，傻瓜
I told you to be careful, you stupid clod!
我告诉过你要小心，你这个笨蛋！
牛肩肉
She bought a beef clod at the butcher's.
她在肉店买了一块牛肩肉。
约翰·多恩的著名散文《紧急时刻的祷告》中的名句，强调人与人的相互联系：没有人是一座孤岛，可以自全；每个人都是大陆的一片，是整体的一部分。如果一块泥土被海水冲去，欧洲就会少一块。
The gardener broke up the clods of earth before planting.
园丁在种植前把土块打碎。
莎士比亚《约翰王》中康斯丹丝的咒骂台词，“clod”在这里比喻愚蠢或低贱的人：你是瘟疫，你是毒疮，你是渣土般的蠢物！
Stop behaving like a clod and listen to what I'm saying.
别表现得像个笨蛋，听我说的话。
Use clods naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 clod 记成'可落的土块'：土块(clod)落地，砸中一个笨蛋(clod)。
语域：mixed 常见场景：digging in a garden or field、informal talk about a clumsy or stupid person clod 作“土块”解时是普通用语，书面语和口语中都常见；作“傻瓜、笨拙的人”解时多用于非正式口语，通常带贬义或戏谑语气。实际使用时需根据语境判断。
名词指土块或傻瓜，动词指掷土块
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