好词典
cloud
UK /klaʊd/US /klaʊd/
词源
源自古英语 clūd，原意是'岩石'或'山丘'，后来引申为'云'的意思。可能与原始日耳曼语 *klūtaz (块状物)有关。
noun
❶ 天空中由水蒸气凝结形成的可见白色或灰色团块，通常预示着天气变化。
“The sky was filled with dark clouds before the storm.”
（暴风雨来临前，天空布满了乌云。）
“She loves watching the clouds drift across the blue sky.”
（她喜欢看云朵在蓝天中飘过。）
❶ 比喻大量聚集的微小颗粒或物体，如灰尘、烟雾等悬浮物形成的模糊团状物。
“A cloud of dust rose as the car sped down the dirt road.”
（汽车在土路上疾驰，扬起一片尘土。）
“The explosion created a huge cloud of smoke.”
（爆炸产生了巨大的烟云。）
❶ 在计算机领域，指通过互联网提供的远程数据存储和计算服务。
“All our company files are stored securely in the cloud.”
（我们公司的所有文件都安全地存储在云端。）
“Cloud computing has revolutionized how businesses operate.”
（云计算彻底改变了企业的运营方式。）
同义词:vapor, haze, mist, fog, nebula
verb
❶ 使变得模糊不清或难以理解，通常指因情绪或外界因素影响判断力。
“Tears clouded her vision as she read the sad letter.”
（读着这封悲伤的信时，泪水模糊了她的视线。）
“Anger clouded his judgment and he made a bad decision.”
（愤怒蒙蔽了他的判断，使他做出了错误决定。）
❶ 使某物表面变得不透明或模糊，通常指液体变得浑浊。
“The water in the fish tank clouded after not being cleaned for weeks.”
（鱼缸里的水几周没换变得浑浊了。）
“Adding lemon juice to the tea clouded its appearance.”
（在茶里加柠檬汁使其变得浑浊。）
同义词:obscure, dim, blur, befog, muddy
常见短语
on cloud nine — 形容极度高兴或兴奋的状态，就像飘在九重天上一样。
“She was on cloud nine after receiving the promotion.”
（获得晋升后，她高兴得飘飘然。）
every cloud has a silver lining — 谚语，意思是每件坏事都有好的一面，黑暗中总有一线光明。
“Although I lost my job, every cloud has a silver lining - now I can pursue my dream career.”
（虽然我丢了工作，但黑暗中总有一线光明——现在我可以追求梦想的职业了。）
under a cloud — 指某人因涉嫌某事而名声受损或处于怀疑之中。
“The politician resigned under a cloud of corruption allegations.”
（这位政治家在腐败指控的阴影下辞职了。）
cloud of suspicion — 指笼罩在某人身上的怀疑或不信任的氛围。
“A cloud of suspicion hung over the CEO after the financial scandal.”
（财务丑闻后，CEO身上笼罩着怀疑的阴云。）