clod

英 [klɒd]

美 [klɑːd]

n. 泥块; 土块; 笨蛋; 蠢人; 傻瓜

复数：clods　

BNC.24612 / COCA.21392

牛津词典

noun

noun

a compact mass
1. a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder
Synonym:ballgloblumpclumpchunk
an awkward stupid person
Synonym:loutstumblebumgoonoaflubberlummoxlumpgawk

"Yes, I've read'm," he broke in impulsively, spurred on to exhibit and make the most of his little store of book knowledge, desirous of showing her that he was not wholly a stupid clod.
“啊，我读过，”他冲动地插嘴说，急于表现自己，炫耀自己那一点书本知识，让她知道他并不完全是个白痴。
These people can blow hot and clod to serve their purpose.
这些人为自己的目的可出尔反尔。
By adopting the technical proposal, the utility model provides the dry land rotocultivator which has small earth digging force and good clod cracking performance and is capable of furrowing.
通过采用上述技术方案，本实用新型提供了一种入土阻力小、碎土性能好、且可开沟的旱地旋耕机。
Had I been a mere clod, you would not have desired me for a husband.
如果我仅仅是个草包，你也就不会渴望嫁给我了。
My friend got clod feet before the exam.
我的朋友在考试前打退堂鼓了。
I didn't realize I was being an insensitive clod.
我不知道原来我是这么一个麻木不仁的笨蛋。
The Two Faces of Love: William Blake's The Clod and the Pebble
爱的两面：威廉·布雷克的土块与石子
Get off my porch, you stupid clod!
离开我的门廊，你这愚蠢的笨蛋！
A clod of silt can easily be crumbled in the fingers.
手指能很容易把一块泥土粉碎。
What a clod he must think I am.
他一定认为我是个大笨蛋。