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cloutn. 1.cloth.rag布,破布. △Ham.2.2.537(506):“a cloutupon that head / Where late the diadem stood,”头上裹着一块破布代替了原先的冠冕。 2.(white) cloth (白)布。 △Rom.2.4.220(205):“when I say so,she looks as pale as any clout in theversal world.”i.e.as white a sheet.我一这样说,她就气得像全世界上的白布似的。 3.cloth,i.e.handkerchief布,(转指)手帕。 △R.Ⅲ.1.3.177(176):“And then,to dry them,gavest the Dukea clout/Steeped in the faultless blood of pretty/Rut-land,”然后,你给公爵一块浸满了可爱的鲁特兰的无辜鲜血的破布,让他擦干眼泪。 4. mark of cloth in the centre of the target,centre ofthe target标志靶心的布片,靶心。 △L.L.L.4.1.138(134):“Indeed a’ must shoot nearer. or he’ll ne’er hit the clout ”他该站近一点射,否则射不中靶心。 △Lr.4.6.93 (91):“O.well flown,bird! i’ the clout,i’ the clout hewgh!”啊,飞得好,鸟儿!正中靶心,正中靶心——嗖! △2H.Ⅳ.3.2.51(46):“ ’A would have clapped i’(=in) the clout at twelvescore.”i.e. 240 yards,他能在二百四十码以外射中靶心。 clout[klaut]n. 权势,影响力,补丁,碎布 v.敲打,猛击,补 |