cloud /klaʊd/ CET4 TEM4 ( clouding, clouded, clouds )

• 1. 

  N-VAR A cloud is a mass of water vapour that floats in the sky. Clouds are usually white or grey in colour. 云

  例：

  ...the varied shapes of the clouds.

  …云朵的各种形状。

  例：

  ...a black mass of cloud.

  …一团乌云。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A cloud of something such as smoke or dust is a mass of it floating in the air. (烟尘) 团

  例：

  The hens darted away on all sides, raising a cloud of dust.

  母鸡四处飞奔，扬起一团尘土。

• 3. 

  V-T If you say that something clouds your view of a situation, you mean that it makes you unable to understand the situation or judge it properly. 蒙蔽

  例：

  Perhaps anger had clouded his vision, perhaps his judgment had been faulty.

  也许怒火蒙蔽了他的眼睛，也许他的判断有误。

• 4. 

  V-T If you say that something clouds a situation, you mean that it makes it unpleasant. 使不快

  例：

  The atmosphere has already been clouded by the party's anger at the media.

  该党对媒体的愤怒已经使得气氛很不愉快。

• 5. 

  V-T/V-I If glass clouds or if moisture clouds it, tiny drops of water cover the glass, making it difficult to see through. 起雾

  例：

  The mirror clouded beside her cheek.

  紧贴她脸颊的镜子起了雾。