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"clay" in Chinese (Traditional)

黏土

Definition

黏土是一種天然的土質材料,柔軟、可塑,風乾或燒製後會變硬。它常用來製作陶器、磚塊和藝術品,也可以指一種土壤。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常作不可數名詞,用 'some clay',一般不說 'a clay',除非是指某一種類,如 'a red clay'。常見搭配有 'clay pot'、'modeling clay'、'clay soil',以及網球裡的 'clay court'。不要和一般的 'mud' 或普通 'soil' 混淆。

Examples

The child made a small bowl from clay.

那個孩子用**黏土**做了一個小碗。

This soil has a lot of clay in it.

這種土裡含有很多**黏土**。

The pot is still wet because the clay is drying.

這個罐子還是濕的,因為**黏土**還在變乾。

I took a pottery class last weekend and spent two hours working with clay.

我上週末去上了一堂陶藝課,花了兩個小時玩**黏土**。

Tennis looks so different on clay than on grass.

網球在**紅土場**上和在草地上看起來很不一樣。

Be careful with those boots—once clay sticks to them, it's hard to get off.

小心那雙靴子——**黏土**一旦黏上去,就很難弄掉。