clay 英 [kleɪ]   美 [kle]

clay

clay  英 [kleɪ] 美 [kle]

n. 粘土;泥土; 

名词复数:clays 

He rolled the clay into a ball. 他把粘土揉成一个球。
He models in clay. 他用粘土做模型。

  • Clay is a type of soil or dirt that's made of very small particles. You can mold clay into different shapes when it's wet.
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  • n. 粘土;泥土;
  • 1. He rolled the clay into a ball.

    他把粘土揉成一个球。

  • 2. He models in clay.

    他用粘土做模型。

  • clay (n.) Old English clæg "stiff, sticky earth; clay," from Proto-Germanic *klaijaz (source also of Old High German kliwa "bran," German Kleie, Old Frisian klai, Old Saxon klei, Middle Dutch clei, Danish klæg "clay;" also Old English clæman, Old Norse kleima, Old High German kleiman "to cover with clay").
clay / kleɪ ; NAmE kleɪ / noun [uncountable ] 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 synonyms at soil IDIOMsee foot n. clay clays clay / kleɪ ; NAmE kleɪ /
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