| 釋義 |
cloutn.
1.cloth.rag布，破布.
△Ham.2.2.537(506):“a cloutupon that head / Where late the diadem stood，”頭上裹著一塊破布代替了原先的冠冕。
2.(white) cloth （白）布。
△Rom.2.4.220(205):“when I say so,she looks as pale as any clout in theversal world.”i.e.as white a sheet.我一這樣說，她就氣得像全世界上的白布似的。
3.cloth,i.e.handkerchief布，（轉(zhuǎn)指）手帕。
△R.Ⅲ.1.3.177(176):“And then,to dry them,gavest the Dukea clout/Steeped in the faultless blood of pretty/Rut-land，”然后，你給公爵一塊浸滿了可愛的魯特蘭的無辜鮮血的破布，讓他擦干眼淚。
4. mark of cloth in the centre of the target,centre ofthe target標(biāo)志靶心的布片，靶心。
△L.L.L.4.1.138(134):“Indeed a’ must shoot nearer. or he’ll ne’er hit the clout ”他該站近一點射，否則射不中靶心。
△Lr.4.6.93 (91):“O.well flown,bird! i’ the clout,i’ the clout hewgh!”啊，飛得好，鳥兒！正中靶心，正中靶心——嗖！
△2H.Ⅳ.3.2.51(46):“ ’A would have clapped i’(=in) the clout at twelvescore.”i.e. 240 yards，他能在二百四十碼以外射中靶心。 clout[klaut]n. 權(quán)勢，影響力，補丁，碎布 v.敲打，猛擊，補 |