clay

clay
noun

[mass noun]a stiff, sticky fine-grained earth, typically yellow, red, or bluish-grey in colour and often forming an impermeable layer in the soil. It can be moulded when wet, and is dried and baked to make bricks, pottery, and ceramics
黏土，泥土，陶土
■(technical)sediment with particles smaller than silt, typically less than 0.002 mm
(技)过滤黏土（沉淀物，分子小于淤泥，直径多小于0.002毫米）
■a hardened clay surface for a tennis court
（网球场的）硬固泥地
■(poetic/literary)the substance of the human body
(诗/文)肉体，人体
this lifeless clay.
这毫无生气的躯体。
a European moth with yellowish-brown wings
黄棕翼欧洲蛾
Several species in the family Noctuidae, in particular the clay (Mythimnia ferrago)
夜蛾科，数种，尤指黄黏虫夜蛾（拉丁名Mythimnia ferrago）

常用词组
feet of clay

派生
clayey
adjective
clayish
adjective
clay-like
adjective
语源

Old English clæ̅̅g, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch klei, also to cleave and climb

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