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clout n.猛击；影响力[英]破布.v.猛击 (1) 他对董事会有很大的影响力。(2) 他们赢得了可观的政治影响力。 Clout can also mean to hit someone really hard — either the hit you give (“that’s a big clout he just landed”) or the act of hitting (“she clouted him with a baseball bat”). Of course, the sense of having power and the actual hitting are related, since clout is something to be wielded — either physically or figuratively. Note: it's not just tough guys who have clout. China is said to have "growing economic clout," and Oprah is known to have significant clout in the media industry.

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英 [klaʊt] 美 [klaʊt] (1) He has a lot of clout with the board of directors.(2) They gained considerable political clout. When you speak of someone having clout, it usually means that they communicate a sense of power or influence, particularly in the political sense. "You’ll wanna talk to that big guy over there if you want me to let you in. He’s got clout." 1[VERB 动词]打；击 If you clout someone, you hit them.   [V n]  [V n on n]  [INFORMAL 非正式]Rachel clouted him...雷切尔揍了他一下。The officer clouted her on the head.警察打了她的头。Clout is also a noun.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。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]影响力；权势 A person or institution that has clout has influence and power.   [INFORMAL 非正式]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。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。

英语单词	clout
英美音标	英 [klaʊt] 美 [klaʊt]
中文释义	n.猛击；影响力 [英]破布. v.猛击
英语例句	(1) He has a lot of clout with the board of directors. (2) They gained considerable political clout.
中文例句	(1) 他对董事会有很大的影响力。 (2) 他们赢得了可观的政治影响力。
vocabulary简明	When you speak of someone having clout, it usually means that they communicate a sense of power or influence, particularly in the political sense. "You’ll wanna talk to that big guy over there if you want me to let you in. He’s got clout."
vocabulary扩展	Clout can also mean to hit someone really hard — either the hit you give (“that’s a big clout he just landed”) or the act of hitting (“she clouted him with a baseball bat”). Of course, the sense of having power and the actual hitting are related, since clout is something to be wielded — either physically or figuratively. Note: it's not just tough guys who have clout. China is said to have "growing economic clout," and Oprah is known to have significant clout in the media industry.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]打；击 If you clout someone, you hit them. [V n] [V n on n] [INFORMAL 非正式] Rachel clouted him... 雷切尔揍了他一下。 The officer clouted her on the head. 警察打了她的头。 Clout is also a noun. 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。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]影响力；权势 A person or institution that has clout has influence and power. [INFORMAL 非正式] 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。 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。

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