clay
US /kleɪ/
UK /kleɪ/
名词
1.
黏土, 陶土
a stiff, sticky fine-grained earth, typically yellow, red, or bluish-gray in color and often forming an impermeable layer in the soil. It can be molded when wet and is dried and fired to make bricks, pottery, and ceramics.
示例:
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The potter shaped the wet clay into a beautiful vase.
陶艺师将湿黏土塑造成一个漂亮的花瓶。
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The soil in this area is rich in clay.
这个地区的土壤富含黏土。
2.
躯壳, 肉体
the human body, especially as contrasted with the spirit or soul
示例:
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The spirit left its mortal clay.
灵魂离开了凡人的躯壳。
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He was just a lump of clay in the hands of fate.
他只是命运手中的一团泥土。
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