cloud
cloud — 名詞
1. a white or grey patch in the sky that appears when tiny water particles gather a
雲；雲朵
天空中由水滴聚集而成的白色或灰色物體
a white or grey patch in the sky that appears when tiny water particles gather and become visible
Theo looked up and saw white clouds floating across the bright blue sky.
Theo 抬頭看見白色的雲朵飄過明亮的藍天。
countable: a cloud / white clouds
Dark clouds covered the sun, and soon it began to rain.
烏雲遮住了太陽，不久就開始下雨了。
A single cloud drifted slowly over the mountain top.
一朵白雲緩緩飄過山頂。
On a clear day, you can see clouds shaped like animals above the green hills.
天氣晴朗時，可以看到形狀像動物的雲朵飄在綠色山丘上方。
用法筆記
countable when referring to one or more individual clouds; uncountable when referring to cloud cover in general ('There is too much cloud in the sky for stargazing').
2. a visible mass of dust, smoke, steam, or tiny particles floating in the air
雲狀物；團
空中飄浮的大量灰塵、煙霧等
a visible mass of dust, smoke, steam, or tiny particles floating in the air
A thick cloud of dust rose from the dirt road as the truck drove past.
卡車駛過時，泥土路上揚起了一團濃厚的灰塵。
cloud of + [substance]: cloud of dust
Clouds of white steam poured out of the kettle in the kitchen.
一團團白色蒸氣從廚房裡的水壺冒出來。
When Ravi opened the old wooden chest, a cloud of yellow smoke filled the air.
Ravi 打開那個舊木箱時，一團黃色煙霧瀰漫在空氣中。
Clouds of flour flew across the kitchen as Mei kneaded the bread dough.
Mei 揉麵團時，廚房裡麵粉四處飛揚。
- mass
less specific — a mass can be solid or liquid and does not suggest floating in air
文法句型
cloud of + [substance]
用法筆記
always countable — the pattern 'a cloud of + [substance]' or 'clouds of + [substance]' is the most common use.
3. a system of remote servers on the internet where people save data, run software,
雲端
提供遠端儲存和存取資料的網路服務
a system of remote servers on the internet where people save data, run software, and access files from anywhere
Yara saved all her photos to the cloud so she could access them from any device.
Yara 把所有照片都存到雲端，這樣她就可以從任何裝置存取。
the cloud (singular, with 'the')
Many companies now use cloud storage instead of keeping files on local computers.
許多公司現在使用雲端儲存，而不是把檔案存放在本地電腦上。
attributive use: cloud storage
The app automatically backs up your contacts to the cloud every night.
這個應用程式每天晚上會自動將你的聯絡人備份到雲端。
Teachers can share course materials with students through the cloud.
老師可以透過雲端和學生分享課程教材。
用法筆記
almost always used with 'the' ('the cloud'). Frequently used as a modifier before other nouns: cloud storage, cloud computing, cloud service.
4. a cause of sadness, worry, or trouble that affects your mood or situation negati
陰影；憂慮
令人悲傷或擔心的事物
a cause of sadness, worry, or trouble that affects your mood or situation negatively
A cloud of worry hung over the Watanabe family as they waited for news from the hospital.
渡邊一家人等待醫院的消息時，一股憂慮籠罩著他們。
a cloud of + [emotion]: a cloud of worry
The bad news cast a dark cloud over the whole celebration.
那個壞消息為整個慶祝活動蒙上了一層陰影。
cast a cloud over [something]
Despite the cloud of sadness, Leila tried to stay cheerful for her friends.
儘管籠罩在悲傷的陰影下，Leila 仍然試圖在朋友面前保持開朗。
The fear of losing his job was a cloud that followed him everywhere.
擔心失業的恐懼像一片陰影，隨時跟隨著他。
- shadow
more general — can refer to any negative influence, not only emotional weight
文法句型
a cloud of + [emotion]
cast a cloud over + [something]
用法筆記
often used figuratively with verbs like 'cast,' 'hang,' 'lift,' or 'clear.' The pattern 'a cloud over + [something]' is very common.
cloud — 動詞
1. to lose transparency so that one can no longer see clearly through something; to
變混濁；模糊
透明物體變得難以看透
to lose transparency so that one can no longer see clearly through something; to turn a clear material hazy, milky, or opaque
The steam from Yusuf's hot tea clouded the bathroom mirror.
Yusuf 熱茶的蒸氣讓浴室的鏡子變得模糊不清。
transitive use: steam clouds mirror
As the water in the glass cooled, it began to cloud and turn white.
杯子裡的水變涼之後，開始變得渾濁發白。
intransitive use: water clouds
His warm breath clouded the window on the cold winter morning.
在寒冷的冬日早晨，他呼出的熱氣讓窗戶起了一層霧。
The glass of the old window had clouded from years of rain and dust.
那扇舊窗戶的玻璃因為長年的雨水和灰塵而變得模糊不清。
- fog
more specific — often used for windows or glasses; 'fog up' is more common in everyday speech
- clear
as in 'the water clears' or 'the sky clears'
文法句型
[substance] clouds
[agent] clouds [object]
用法筆記
the intransitive use ('the water clouds') describes a process the substance undergoes. The transitive use ('steam clouded the mirror') describes what causes the change. Also common in phrasal verb form 'cloud over/up' for the sky.
2. to prevent clear thinking by introducing emotions, bias, or irrelevant informati
使混亂；干擾
讓判斷或思緒變得不清
to prevent clear thinking by introducing emotions, bias, or irrelevant information that muddles a judgement or issue
Personal feelings should not cloud a judge's decision in court.
法官在法庭上的判決不應受到個人情感的干擾。
cloud + abstract object: cloud a decision
Too many statistics and numbers clouded the main point of the presentation.
太多的統計數據和數字讓這場簡報的重點變得模糊不清。
Fatigue clouded Hana's thinking during the final exam.
疲勞讓 Hana 在期末考時思緒不清。
A rush of anger clouded Tomás's ability to listen to his friend's explanation.
一陣怒氣讓 Tomás 無法靜下心來聽朋友的解釋。
- obscure
more formal; can be used for both physical and abstract hiding
- clarify
to make something clear or easier to understand
文法句型
[something] clouds [abstract noun]
用法筆記
the object is usually an abstract noun related to judgment or clarity: cloud one's judgment, cloud the issue, cloud someone's mind, cloud the truth. Nearly always transitive.