Word · Frequency #24612
clods
土块
clods is the plural of clod.
a compact mass of earth
- 1.
A lump of something, especially earth or clay.
一块(尤指泥土或黏土)。
- 2.
a compact mass
紧密的一团
- 3.
The ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf.
地面；土地；一块泥土或草皮。
- 4.
an awkward stupid person
笨拙愚蠢的人
- 5.
A stupid person, a dolt, a clodpate, a clodhopper.
愚蠢的人,笨蛋,傻瓜,乡下佬。
- 6.
Part of a shoulder of beef, or of the neck piece near the shoulder.
牛肩肉或靠近肩部的颈肉的一部分。
一块(尤指泥土或黏土)。；紧密的一团；地面；土地；一块泥土或草皮。；笨拙愚蠢的人；愚蠢的人,笨蛋,傻瓜,乡下佬。
In use
He broke the dry clod of earth with his boot.
The farmer scattered the clods of soil before planting the seeds.
After the rain, the field was full of sticky clods that made walking difficult.
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。
like a clod
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！
clod + someone + with + (mud/earth)
动词用法，意为‘向…掷土块’。
Connections
Collocations
- clod of earth
- 土块
- He kicked a clod of earth onto the path.他把一块土踢到了小路上。
- clod of clay
- 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。
- hard clod
- 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。
- clod of turf
- 一块草皮
- He removed a clod of turf with the shovel.他用铲子铲掉了一块草皮。
- stupid clod
- 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！
- beef clod
- 牛肩肉
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 clod 记成'可落的土块'：土块(clod)落地，砸中一个笨蛋(clod)。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
名词指土块或傻瓜，动词指掷土块
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 clod /klɒd/ 押韵：cod, god, nod, pod, rod, plod 都包含相同的 /ɒd/ 音。注意形近但读音不同的词：cloud /klaʊd/、clad /klæd/、cloth /klɒθ/、clot /klɒt/，它们与 clod 拼写相似却并不押韵。
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。
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