Clout



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 用手猛击; 权力, 影响力
• ［英］ n. 用手猛击 ( heavy blow with the hand) ; 权力, 影响力 ( power, influence)
• ［类］ 反义词: impuissance ( 无能)
• ［例］ get a clout across the back of the head

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clūt; akin to Middle High German klōz lump, Russian gluda
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. dialect chiefly British a piece of cloth or leather ; rag
• 2. a blow especially with the hand; also a hard hit in baseball
• 3. a white cloth on a stake or frame used as a target in archery
• 4. pull, influence <political clout

II. transitive verb

• Date: 14th century
• 1. to cover or patch with a clout
• 2. to hit forcefully

记忆

bout 拳击比赛来回，clout 很多个来回，猛打

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