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cloud noun
⇨ cloud 1 (storm clouds) ⇨ cloud 2 (a cloud of dust)cloud verb
⇨ darken (the sky clouds over) ⇨ complicate (cloud the issue)cloud1 noun The sun went behind a cloud. 太阳躲到了一片云后面。a cloud of dust 滚滚尘土cloud ♦︎ fog ♦︎ mist ♦︎ hazeThese are all words for a mass of very small drops of water in the air. 这些词均表示云、雾、霭。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in / through (a) cloud / fog / mist / haze◆(a) thick / heavy cloud / fog / mist◆dense / grey / swirling cloud / fog / mist◆thin / light cloud / mist◆a sea fog / mist◆to be shrouded in cloud / fog / mist◆cloud / mist hangs in the air / over a place■ cloud [countable, uncountable] a grey or white mass made of very small drops of water, that floats in the sky 云；云朵◆The sun went behind a cloud.太阳躲到了一片云后面。◆It was scorching and there wasn't a cloud in the sky.天气酷热，天空没有一片云。◆Above the mountains storm clouds were gathering.暴风云正在群山上空聚集。◆Thick cloud hung over the moor.厚厚的云团悬在荒野上空。■ fog [uncountable, countable] a thick cloud of very small drops of water in the air close to the land or sea, that is very difficult to see through 雾◆Freezing fog will make driving conditions very treacherous.寒雾会严重影响驾车安全。◆We get heavy fogs on this coast in winter.冬天这片海岸雾气很重。 see also smog ⇨ smoke ■ mist [uncountable, countable] a mass of very small drops of water in the air close to the land or sea, that make it difficult to see, usually thinner than fog 薄雾；水汽◆The hills were shrouded in mist.这些小山笼罩在薄雾之中。◆ (figurative) She gazed at him through a mist of tears.她泪眼模糊地凝视着他。■ haze [countable, uncountable] (written) air that is difficult to see through because it contains very small drops of water, especially caused by hot weather （尤指热天引起的）薄雾，雾霭◆A heat haze shimmered above the fields.热天的雾气在田野上方闪闪发光。◆The plain stretched for miles until it became lost in blue haze.这片平原绵延数英里，直至消失在蓝色的雾霭中。 cloud2 noun The sun went behind a cloud. 太阳躲到了一片云后面。a cloud of dust 滚滚尘土cloud ♦︎ plume ♦︎ hazeThese are all words for a large mass of dust or smoke in the air. 这些词均表示烟尘等的一团、一片。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a cloud / plume / haze of sth◆a cloud / plume / haze of smoke / dust / steam◆in / through a cloud / haze◆a black cloud / plume■ cloud [countable, uncountable] a large mass of sth in the air, for example dust or smoke, or a number of insects flying all together 一团，一大片（尘雾、烟雾或一群飞行的昆虫等）◆They watched the car disappearing in a cloud of dust.他们望着汽车绝尘而去。◆The sky turned dark as a great cloud of locusts blocked out the sun.一大群蝗虫遮住了太阳，天色暗了下来。■ plume / /pluːm/ / [countable] (written) a cloud of sth that rises and curves upwards in the air 一缕，一簇，一股（飘升之物）◆A great plume of dust and ash rose from the volcano.一大股烟尘和灰烬从那座火山中升腾而起。■ haze [singular] (written) air containing sth that makes it difficult to see through, such as smoke or dust （烟、尘等造成的）雾霭，烟雾◆Meetings were always conducted in a haze of cigarette smoke.开会时总是一片喷云吐雾。 darken verb darken ♦︎ dim ♦︎ cloudThese words all mean to become or make sth become dark or darker. 这些词均表示变暗、变黑或使变暗、变黑。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the sky darkens / clouds (over)■ darken [intransitive, transitive] (especially written) to become dark; to make sth dark （使）变暗，变黑◆The sky began to darken as the storm approached.暴风雨将至时天空变得黑沉沉的。◆We walked quickly through the darkened streets.我们快步穿过那些黑黝黝的街道。◆a darkened room变暗了的房间■ dim (-mm-) [intransitive, transitive](of a light) to become less bright; to make a light less bright （使灯光）变暗淡，变昏暗◆The lights in the theatre dimmed as the curtain rose.幕启时，剧场里的灯光暗了下来。◆Dim the lights to create some atmosphere.调暗灯光以营造气氛。 see also dim ⇨ dim adj. 1 2 ■ cloud [intransitive](of the sky) to fill with clouds （天空）布满了云◆It was beginning to cloud over.天空开始阴云密布。◆The sky clouded over and it started to rain.天空阴云密布，开始下起雨来。OPP clear ⇨ disappear see also cloudy ⇨ cloudy complicate verb complicate ♦︎ blur ♦︎ confuse ♦︎ cloudThese words all mean to make sth less clear or more difficult to understand. 这些词均表示使事物变得复杂、模糊不清、令人困惑。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to complicate / confuse / cloud the issue◆to complicate / confuse matters / things / the situation◆to further complicate sth / confuse sth / cloud the issue, etc.■ complicate [transitive] to make a situation or problem more difficult to deal with 使（情况或问题）复杂化◆To complicate matters further, there will be no transport available till 8 o'clock.使事情更难办的是8点钟之前不会有交通服务提供。◆The issue is complicated by the fact that a vital document is missing.一份重要文件的丢失使这个问题变得复杂了。■ blur / /blɜː(r)/ / (-rr-) [transitive, intransitive] to make the difference between two things become less clear; (of the difference between two things) to become less clear （使）难以区分，变得模糊不清◆His work has blurred the boundaries between children's and adults' fiction.他的作品模糊了儿童小说和成人小说之间的界限。◆The line between make-believe and reality became increasingly blurred.虚构与现实之间的界限逐渐模糊。◆She tends to blur the distinction between her friends and her colleagues.她往往将朋友和同事混淆起来。■ confuse [transitive] to make a situation or problem more difficult to understand or deal with 使（情况）更复杂；使（问题）更费解◆His latest comments only serve to confuse the issue further.他最近的说法只是使问题更难懂。NOTE 辨析 Complicate or confuse?Something complicates a situation that is already difficult by being an additional problem that makes it even less straightforward. With confuse the emphasis is more on the fact that it is difficult to recognize or understand what needs to be done. * complicate指情况本来已很棘手，又旁生枝节，使局面更加复杂。confuse则强调令人无所适从。■ cloud [transitive] to make sth you are discussing or considering less clear or more difficult to understand, especially by introducing subjects that are not connected with it （尤指用不相关的话题）混淆，搅混（问题）◆Cost factors should not be allowed to cloud the issue.不应该用成本因素来混淆这个问题。 |