Old English cludig "rocky, hilly, full of cliffs;" see cloud (n.). Meaning "of the nature of clouds" is recorded from c. 1300; meaning "full of clouds" is late 14c.; that of "not clear" is from 1580s. Figurative sense of "gloomy" is late 14c. Related: Cloudiness; cloudily.
双语例句
1. a grey, cloudy day
灰暗多云的天空
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2. Only a tiny patch of blue was visible in the cloudy sky.
多云的天空中只见到一小块儿湛蓝.
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3. Bob always enjoys sailing, even though the weather is cloudy.
鲍勃总是很喜欢航行, 即使空中乌云密布.
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4. It's so cloudy and cold that it's likely to snow.
