| 单词 | clay |
| 释义 | Word Frequency clay(kleɪ) noun 1. a very fine-grained material that consists of hydrated aluminium silicate, quartz, and organic fragments and occurs as sedimentary rocks, soils, and other deposits. It becomes plastic when moist but hardens on heating and is used in the manufacture of bricks, cement, ceramics, etc ▶ Related adjective: figuline2. earth or mud in general 3. poetic the material of the human body verb 4. (transitive) to cover or mix with clay Derived forms clayey (ˈclayey) or clayish (ˈclayish) or claylike (ˈclayˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English clǣg; related to Old High German klīa, Norwegian kli, Latin glūs glue, Greek gloios sticky oilWord Frequency Clay(kleɪ) noun 1. Cassius Muhammad Ali 2. Henry. 1777–1852, US statesman and orator; secretary of state (1825–29) |
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