cloud noun ⇨cloud1 (storm clouds)⇨cloud2 (a cloud of dust)cloud verb ⇨darken (the sky clouds over)⇨complicate (cloud the issue)cloud1
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The sun went behind a cloud.太陽躲到了一片雲後面。a cloud of dust滾滾塵土cloud ♦︎ fog ♦︎ mist ♦︎ hazeThese are all words for a mass of very small drops of water in the air.這些詞均表示雲、霧、靄。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雲;雲朵◆The sun went behind a cloud.太陽躲到了一片雲後面。◆It was scorching and there wasn't a cloud in the sky.天氣酷熱,天空沒有一片雲。◆Above the mountains storm clouds were gathering.暴風雲正在群山上空聚集。◆Thick cloud hung over the moor.厚厚的雲團懸在荒野上空。■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霧◆Freezing fog will make driving conditions very treacherous.寒霧會嚴重影響駕車安全。◆We get heavy fogs on this coast in winter.冬天這片海岸霧氣很重。 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薄霧;水汽◆The hills were shrouded in mist.這些小山籠罩在薄霧之中。◆ (figurative) She gazed at him through a mist of tears.她淚眼模糊地凝視着他。■haze [countable, uncountable] (written) air that is difficult to see through because it contains very small drops of water, especially caused by hot weather(尤指熱天引起的)薄霧,霧靄◆A heat haze shimmered above the fields.熱天的霧氣在田野上方閃閃發光。◆The plain stretched for miles until it became lost in blue haze.這片平原綿延數英裏,直至消失在藍色的霧靄中。cloud2
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The sun went behind a cloud.太陽躲到了一片雲後面。a cloud of dust滾滾塵土cloud ♦︎ plume ♦︎ hazeThese are all words for a large mass of dust or smoke in the air.這些詞均表示煙塵等的一團、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一團,一大片(塵霧、煙霧或一群飛行的昆蟲等)◆They watched the car disappearing in a cloud of dust.他們望着汽車絕塵而去。◆The sky turned dark as a great cloud of locusts blocked out the sun.一大群蝗蟲遮住了太陽,天色暗了下來。■plume pluːm [countable] (written) a cloud of sth that rises and curves upwards in the air一縷,一簇,一股(飄升之物)◆A great plume of dust and ash rose from the volcano.一大股煙塵和灰燼從那座火山中升騰而起。■haze [singular] (written) air containing sth that makes it difficult to see through, such as smoke or dust(煙、塵等造成的)霧靄,煙霧◆Meetings were always conducted in a haze of cigarette smoke.開會時總是一片噴雲吐霧。