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clays

/kleɪz/

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noun

黏土，陶土

A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.

Examples :

"The art teacher showed us how to mold different clays into bowls and sculptures. "

美术老师教我们如何把不同的陶土捏成碗和雕塑。

material substance geology mineral

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noun

黏土，陶土。

An earth material with ductile qualities.

Examples :

"The artist uses different colors of clays to sculpt detailed figures because they are easy to mold and shape. "

艺术家使用不同颜色的黏土来塑造精细的人物形象，因为黏土容易塑形。

material geology

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noun

红土，泥地

A tennis court surface made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate.

Examples :

"The French Open is played on clay."

法国网球公开赛是在红土场地上进行的。

sport material place

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noun

肉体，躯体

The material of the human body.

Examples :

"The doctor explained that our bodies, composed of these "clays", need proper nutrients to function well. "

医生解释说，我们的身体，也就是这副“肉体”，需要适当的营养才能正常运作。

body physiology anatomy human organism

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noun

黏土，陶土。

A particle less than 3.9 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.

Examples :

"The soil sample contained a high concentration of clays, making it unsuitable for growing vegetables. "

这个土壤样本含有高浓度的黏土颗粒（粒径小于3.9微米），因此不适合种植蔬菜。

geology material science

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noun

烟斗, 黏土烟斗

A clay pipe for smoking tobacco.

Examples :

"My grandfather collected clays of different shapes and sizes, each one stained a dark brown from years of smoking tobacco. "

我爷爷收藏了各式各样的黏土烟斗，大小不一，而且每个都因为常年吸烟而染成了深棕色。

material utensil culture

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noun

飞靶, 陶土靶

Examples :

"We went shooting clays at the weekend."

周末我们去射击飞靶了。

sport entertainment

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noun

领土，疆土

Land or territory of a country or other political region, especially when subject to territorial claims

Examples :

"Danzig is rightfully German clay."

但泽理所当然是德国的领土。

politics nation government geography state area

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verb

抹泥，敷泥。

To add clay to, to spread clay onto.

Examples :

"The potter's apprentice carefully clays the clay pot, smoothing the surface. "

陶工的学徒小心地往陶罐上抹泥，使表面变得光滑。

material geology environment

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verb

用黏土净化，澄滤。

(of sugar) To purify using clay.

Examples :

"1809, Jonathan Williams, On the Process of Claying Sugar, in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Volume 6."

1809年，乔纳森·威廉姆斯在《美国哲学学会学报》第六卷中发表了关于用黏土澄滤糖的工艺的文章。

process chemistry food agriculture