"clods" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 土塊

Definition

Clods 是指土塊或泥塊，通常在翻土或挖土時形成。有時候也用來比喻遲鈍或笨拙的人，但這種用法比較少見。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於農業或園藝，例如“土塊”。很少用於形容人，這種說法比較古老且帶有侮辱意味，平時不常見。

Examples

The farmer broke up the clods in the field before planting seeds.

農夫在播種前把田裡的**土塊**敲碎了。

Heavy rain made the soil stick together in large clods.

大雨讓土壤黏成了大**土塊**。

She stepped on dry clods while walking through the garden.

她在花園裡走路時踩在乾燥的**土塊**上。

Kids love to throw clods at each other just for fun.

孩子們喜歡互相丟**土塊**玩耍。

After digging, my boots were covered with sticky clods of earth.

挖完地以後，我的靴子上全是黏糊糊的**土塊**。

Stop being such clods—you’re tracking mud everywhere!

別做**笨蛋**了，到處都是泥巴！