| 词汇 | clout |
| 释义 | clout verb[ T ] informaluk /klaʊt/ us /klaʊt/ to hit someone or something with the hand or with a heavy object: （用手或重物）猛打，猛击，敲 Quigley clouted me smartly across the side of the head.奎格利狠狠地冲着我的头部一侧打了一下。 If you clout a ball, such as in cricket or baseball, you hit it hard: He effortlessly clouts the ball over the advertising boards and into the stands. He clouted 32 off 11 successive balls. Hitting and beating at-risk bang away bang someone up basher bashing bunch butt fetch gut punch hammer head-butt hell kick mess swing for someone tan someone's hideidiom tar tonk wallop whop You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: General terms used in ball sports clout noun uk /klaʊt/ us /klaʊt/ cloutnoun (POWER)[ U ] power and influence over other people or events: 权势；影响力 have political cloutThe King may have privilege, but he has no real political clout. Power and intensity ascendant be (as) solid as a rockidiom beef brunt cast iron counterforce grunt invincibility invulnerability juggernaut keenness kick-ass mailed fist richness ripely robustness stridency sturdiness virulence vividness cloutnoun (HIT)[ C ]informal the act of hitting someone or something with your hand or with a heavy object: （用手或重物）猛打，猛击，敲 give something a cloutIf the photocopier stops working, just give it a clout.要是复印机停止运转，拍它一下就好了。 [ C ]informal the act of hitting a ball hard: He gives the ball an almighty clout. He showcased his raw power by launching a 463-foot clout that came off the bat at 112 mph. Hitting and beating at-risk bang away bang someone up basher bashing bunch butt fetch gut punch hammer head-butt hell kick mess swing for someone tan someone's hideidiom tar tonk wallop whop You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: General terms used in ball sports clout | American Dictionaryclout noun[ U ] us/klɑʊt/ cloutnoun[U] (POWER)power and influence over other people or events: The small firms banded together so they would have more clout in Washington. clout verb[ T ] infmlus/klɑʊt/ cloutverb[T] (HIT)to hit someone heavily with the hand or an object Examples of cloutclout He gave them drink and food; costly goods he gave them all: capes without price, and valuable breech clouts, and devices, and costly shields. Clout's words, both these unfortunate patients and humanity require. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it reasonable to expect a man you are clouting on the jaw to offer you his wage packet? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The first, a simple one, has often been discussed here—that it used to be erroneously believed that clouting the trade unions was a vote winner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There may be a row at that very moment, and it is usually the innocent ones who get clouted and not the guilty ones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They do not engage in it lightly, because it also clouts them economically. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Has the thoughts unravel, he ends up injuring himself by clouting the wall out of agony. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They were also active elsewhere, since media ownership invests some political clout. They had considerable clout in the area and had a trust registered in their names. Conversely, these followers were dependent on their chief for maintenance, their prospects connected with his largesse and political clout. The best known architects have the clout and the influence necessary to experiment with and to modify standards. Second, political clout as well as economic power has shielded this group from pastoralists rancor. In most developing countries, such groups do not exist, or do not have the necessary political and financial clout. In battle the men wore red cedar armour and helmets, and breech clouts made from cedar. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Citizens in over-represented, poor and rural districts may use their political clout to secure policy interventions that improve their economic welfare. See all examples of clout These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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