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单词
clod
释义
clod
clod
/
klɒd
$
klɑːd
/
noun
[countable]
Word Origin
WORD ORIGIN
clod
Origin:
1300-1400
➔
CLOT
2
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Even a computer
clod
like me can find it, or stumble on it by accident.
Go for the
clods
, spot the rocks.
He picked up a dirt
clod
and flung it toward the window.
It should also produce less
clods
and thus minimise lifting damage.
Mary shivered and turned away as the first
clods
of earth thudded on to the coffin.
Members of Congress are impervious to the pain because they continue to collect their own salaries, the selfish
clods
.
They are about as strong as dried
clods
of mud.
Was Cullam a complete
clod
or did he realise how macabre his words had been?
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
►
a clod/clump of earth
(=
a lump of earth
)
·
The horse’s hooves kicked up great clods of earth.
1
a lump of mud or earth
2
informal
a stupid person
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