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clod

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++clod /klɒd $ klɑːd/ noun [countable]  1. PIECEa lump of mud or earth 泥块,土块2. informalSTUPID/NOT SENSIBLE a stupid person 傻瓜,笨蛋
Examples from the Corpus
clodWas Cullam a complete clod or did he realise how macabre his words had been?Even a computer clod like me can find it, or stumble on it by accident.He picked up a dirt clod and flung it toward the window.They are about as strong as dried clods of mud.Mary shivered and turned away as the first clods of earth thudded on to the coffin.It should also produce less clods and thus minimise lifting damage.Members of Congress are impervious to the pain because they continue to collect their own salaries, the selfish clods.Go for the clods, spot the rocks.
Origin clod (1300-1400) → CLOT2
clod nounChinese
mud a lump of or Corpus earth


clod
clod /klɒd $ klɑːd/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Origin: clot2
1. a lump of mud or earth
2. informal a stupid person


clodBrE /klɒd/ 🔊NAmE /klɑːd/ 🔊 noun [usually plural] a lump of earth or clay 泥块;土块(informal) a stupid person 笨蛋;蠢人;傻瓜