Word · Frequency #24612
clods
土块
clods is the plural of clod.
核心释义
a compact mass of earth
- 1.
一块(尤指泥土或黏土)。
A lump of something, especially earth or clay.
- 2.
紧密的一团
a compact mass
- 3.
地面；土地；一块泥土或草皮。
The ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf.
- 4.
笨拙愚蠢的人
an awkward stupid person
- 5.
愚蠢的人,笨蛋,傻瓜,乡下佬。
A stupid person, a dolt, a clodpate, a clodhopper.
- 6.
牛肩肉或靠近肩部的颈肉的一部分。
Part of a shoulder of beef, or of the neck piece near the shoulder.
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。
用法In use
He broke the dry clod of earth with his boot.
用法提示：clod 作名词，意为土块。
The farmer scattered the clods of soil before planting the seeds.
用法提示：clods 是 clod 的复数形式，指土块。
After the rain, the field was full of sticky clods that made walking difficult.
用法提示：clods 表示土块，作可数名词。
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!
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 clod 记成'可落的土块'：土块(clod)落地，砸中一个笨蛋(clod)。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
名词指土块或傻瓜，动词指掷土块
发音与拼写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。
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