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N-VAR
云;云團
A cloud is a mass of water vapour that floats in the sky. Clouds are usually white or grey in colour.
例句
...the varied shapes of the clouds...
云朵各種各樣的形狀
The sky was almost entirely obscured by cloud.
天空幾乎完全被云所遮蔽。
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N-COUNT
(煙霧、塵土等的)一團
A cloud of something such as smoke or dust is a mass of it floating in the air.
例句
The hens darted away on all sides, raising a cloud of dust.
一群母雞四處亂竄，攪起一團塵土。
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VERB
把…搞糊涂;使難以理解；使無法正確判斷
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.
例句
Perhaps anger had clouded his vision, perhaps his judgment had been faulty...
可能是憤怒蒙蔽了他的眼睛，也可能是他判斷有誤。
In his latter years religious mania clouded his mind.
晚年的時候，對宗教的狂熱讓他喪失心智。
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VERB
破壞;給…蒙上陰影
If you say that something clouds a situation, you mean that it makes it unpleasant.
例句
The atmosphere has already been clouded by the BJP's anger at the media.
印度人民黨怒斥媒體，已經破壞了氣氛。
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V-ERG
(眼神或臉色)陰沉，憂郁；使看起來陰沉（或憂郁）
If your eyes or face cloud or if sadness or anger clouds them, your eyes or your face suddenly show sadness or anger.
例句
Trish's face clouded with disappointment...
翠茜一臉失望。
As he looked at Katherine, great sorrow clouded his eyes.
他看著凱瑟琳，滿眼憂傷。
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V-ERG
(鏡子)模糊不清;(使)起霧
If glass clouds or if moisture clouds it, tiny drops of water cover the glass, making it difficult to see through.
例句
The mirror clouded beside her cheek...
她面頰邊的鏡子變得模糊不清。
I run the water very hot, clouding the mirror.
我把水開得很熱，水汽模糊了鏡面。
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PHRASE
心不在焉;耽于空想
If you say that someone has their head in the clouds, you are criticizing them because they are ignoring or are unaware of the problems associated with a situation.
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PHRASE
極為快樂;樂不可支
If you say that someone is on cloud nine, you are emphasizing that they are very happy.
例句
When Michael was born I was on cloud nine.
邁克爾出生的時候，我都樂得找不著北了。
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PHRASE
遭嫌棄；被貶低
If someone is under a cloud, people have a poor opinion of them because of something they have done.
例句
The military are under a cloud for killing civilians while breaking up a demonstration.
軍方因在平息示威活動時殺死了無辜平民而備受指責。