clay
英 [kleɪ]
[NOUN]
clays
1. [C, U 有变体名词] 黏土
Clay is a kind of earth that is soft when it is wet and hard when it is dry. Clay is shaped and baked to make things such as pots and bricks.
双语例句
例：the heavy clay soils of Georgia.
佐治亚州重黏土土质的土壤。
例：As the wheel turned, the potter shaped and squeezed the lump of clay into a graceful shape.
随着轮盘的转动，陶工把那块黏土塑造、挤捏成了一个优雅的造型。
2. [U 不可数名词] 红土网球场
In tennis, matches played on clay are played on courts whose surface is covered with finely crushed stones or brick.
双语例句
例：Most tennis is played on hard courts, but a substantial amount is played on clay.
大多数网球赛是在硬地球场进行，但也有相当多的是在红土场地上进行的。
NOUN. 名词
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