n. 敲打,猛打;(尤指政治上的)影响;破布
vt. (尤指用手)猛击,重打
I knew his opinion carried a lot of clout with them.
我知道他的观点对他们很有影响力。
Mr. Sutherland may have the clout needed to push the two trading giants into a deal.
萨瑟兰先生可能具有影响力来促使两大贸易巨头达成交易。
I was half tempted to give one of them a clout myself.
我几乎都想亲自去把他们当中的一个打一顿。
Never washed so much as a dish-clout in your life, I´ll lay!
我敢打赌,你这辈子连擦碗碟的抹布都没洗过!
Using galvanised clout nails with large heads, start to nail the first layer of felt onto the decking.
使用镀锌的大头钉,开始把第一层毛毡钉在甲板上。