"clay" in Chinese (Simplified)
黏土
Definition
黏土是一种天然的土质材料,柔软、可塑,晾干或烧制后会变硬。它常用于制作陶器、砖块和艺术品,也可以指一种土壤。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
通常作不可数名词,用 'some clay',一般不说 'a clay',除非指某一种类别,如 'a red clay'。常见搭配有 'clay pot'、'modeling clay'、'clay soil',以及网球里的 'clay court'。不要和一般的 'mud' 或普通 'soil' 混淆。
Examples
The child made a small bowl from clay.
那个孩子用**黏土**做了一个小碗。
This soil has a lot of clay in it.
这种土里含有很多**黏土**。
The pot is still wet because the clay is drying.
这个罐子还是湿的,因为**黏土**还在变干。
I took a pottery class last weekend and spent two hours working with clay.
我上周末去上了一节陶艺课,花了两个小时摆弄**黏土**。
Tennis looks so different on clay than on grass.
网球在**红土场**上和在草地上看起来很不一样。
Be careful with those boots—once clay sticks to them, it's hard to get off.
小心那双靴子——**黏土**一旦粘上去,就很难弄掉。