clout

英 [klaʊt]

美 [klaʊt]

n.  影响力; 势力; (用手或硬物的)击，打
v.  (尤指用手)猛击，重打

过去式：clouted　现在分词：clouting　过去分词：clouted　复数：clouts　第三人称单数：clouts　

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牛津词典

noun

• 影响力；势力
  power and influence
  1. political/financial clout
     政治 / 经济势力
  2. I knew his opinion carried a lot of clout with them.
     我知道他的观点对他们很有影响力。
• （用手或硬物的）击，打
  a blow with the hand or a hard object

verb

• （尤指用手）猛击，重打
  to hit sb hard, especially with your hand

柯林斯词典

• VERB 打;击
  If youcloutsomeone, you hit them.
  1. Rachel clouted him...
     雷切尔揍了他一下。
  2. The officer clouted her on the head.
     警察打了她的头。
  3. Cloutis also a noun.
     
  4. I was half tempted to give one of them a clout myself.
     我自己都特别想给他们某个人一拳。
• N-UNCOUNT 影响力;权势
  A person or institution that hasclouthas influence and power.
  1. Mr Sutherland may have the clout needed to push the two trading giants into a deal...
     萨瑟兰先生也许有能力促使两大贸易巨头达成协议。
  2. The two firms wield enormous clout in financial markets.
     两家公司在金融市场有非常大的影响力。

英英释义

noun

• (boxing) a blow with the fist
  1. I gave him a clout on his nose
  Synonym:punchpokelickbiffslug
• a short nail with a flat head
  Synonym:clout nail
• special advantage or influence
  1. the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull
  Synonym:pull
• a target used in archery

verb

• strike hard, especially with the fist
  1. He clouted his attacker

双语例句

• Rachel clouted him
  雷切尔揍了他一下。
• And we need the voice and clout of civil society to bring political leaders to account.
  我们需要民间社会的声音和影响力，让政治领导人对自己的行为作出解释。
• My father is a leading government official so I have a lot of clout.
  我的父亲，他是政府高官，所以我很有势力。
• The move is expected to further strengthen China's clout in international capital markets.
  预计此举将进一步增强中国在国际资本市场的影响力。
• For the first time in a decade, AOL and Microsoft each face an adversary with real clout.
  十多年来，AOL和微软破天荒第一次遇到了真正的敌手。
• Jeremic says Serbia will use its diplomatic, economic, and political clout to undermine Kosovo's independence plans.
  塞尔维亚外长耶雷米奇表示，塞尔维亚将动用外交、经济和政治上的影响力，力争阻止科索沃的独立计划。
• This union hasn't much clout with the government.
  这个组织对政府没有什麽影响力。
• It is a system in which individual voters have more clout.
  这是选取民拥有更大影响力的一种制度。
• He had a lot of clout with the governor enormous.
  他对州长有很大的影响力。
• Under Yeltsin, the oligarchs were shielded from competition by their political clout.
  在叶利钦手下，俄罗斯的寡头们通过政治影响力躲避了竞争。