clay
noun /kleɪ/
/kleɪ/
[uncountable]Idioms - a type of heavy, sticky earth that becomes hard when it is baked and is used to make things such as pots and bricks
黏土；陶土 - Not much can grow in the wet clay here.
在这里的湿黏土里种庄稼收成不多。 - She moulded the clay into the shape of a head.
她把陶土做成一个人头的形状。 - The tiles are made of clay.
这些砖是用陶土制成的。
Synonyms soilsoilsee also china clay- mud
- dust
- clay
- land
- earth
- dirt
- ground
- soil the top layer of the earth in which plants grow:
- Plant the seedlings in damp soil.
把幼苗种在湿润的土壤里。
- Plant the seedlings in damp soil.
- mud wet soil that is soft and sticky:
- The car wheels got stuck in the mud.
汽车轮子陷到泥里去了。
- The car wheels got stuck in the mud.
- dust a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of rock, earth, etc:
- A cloud of dust rose as the truck set off.
卡车起动时扬起一片灰尘。
- A cloud of dust rose as the truck set off.
- clay a type of heavy sticky soil that becomes hard when it is baked and is used to make things such as pots and bricks:
- The tiles are made of clay.
这些砖是用陶土制成的。
- The tiles are made of clay.
- land an area of ground, especially of a particular type:
- an area of rich, fertile land
土地富饶肥沃的地域
- an area of rich, fertile land
- earth the substance that plants grow in
指土、泥、泥土 - dirt (especially North American English) soil, especially loose soil:
指泥土，尤指松土、散土： - Pack the dirt firmly around the plants.
将植物周围的土培实。
- Pack the dirt firmly around the plants.
- ground an area of soil:
- The car got stuck in the muddy ground.
汽车陷到泥地里了。 - They drove across miles of rough, stony ground.
他们驶过数英里崎岖不平、多石的土地。
- The car got stuck in the muddy ground.
- good/rich soil/land/earth
- fertile/infertile soil/land/ground
- to dig the soil/mud/clay/land/earth/ground
- to cultivate the soil/land/ground
Topics Artb2- a figure made of clay
泥塑像 - plants that grow in damp clay
生长在潮湿的粘土里的植物 - Clay tends to dry out and crack in the summer months.
粘土在夏季容易变干并开裂。 - Digging the heavy clay soil gave me backache.
挖重粘土让我背痛。 - You'll need a lump of modelling clay.
你需要一块模型粘土。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- fine
- soft
- …
- lump
- mould/mold
- shape
- bake
- …
- modelling/modeling
- mould/mold
- in clay
词源Old English clǣg, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch klei, also to cleave ‘to stick fast’ and climb. - Not much can grow in the wet clay here.
Idioms
have feet of clay
- to have a fault or weakness in your character
品格上有缺陷（或弱点） - When the actor was imprisoned for drug offences, his fans were upset to find that their hero had feet of clay.
当这位演员因毒品犯罪而被监禁时，他的粉丝们发现他们的英雄有弱点而感到不安。
- When the actor was imprisoned for drug offences, his fans were upset to find that their hero had feet of clay.