clout

US [klaʊt]
UK [klaʊt]
  • n.影响力；势力；打
  • v.重打
  • Web敲打；破布；权力
Plural Form：clouts  Present Participle：clouting  Past Tense：clouted  

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clout
n.
1.
[u]
影响力；势力power and influence
political/financial clout
政治╱经济势力
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。
2.
[c][ususing]
(informal)
（用手或硬物的）击，打a blow with the hand or a hard object
v.
1.
(informal)
~ sb
（尤指用手）猛击，重打to hit sb hard, especially with your hand

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Definition:
AllAll,影响力影响力,势力势力,打打,重打重打,敲打敲打,破布破布,权力权力
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Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
But how much clout the developing world will actually have remains unclear.
但这些发展中国家实际能发挥多大影响力暂不可知。
dàn zhè xiē fā zhǎn zhōng guó jiā shí jì néng fā huī duō dà yǐng xiǎng lì zàn bù kě zhī 。
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2.
But Japan has always been a one-dimensional economic power and, to regain global clout, it needs a return to real world-leading growth.
但是日本已经成为了一个一维的经济力量，如果想要重获全球的地位，它需重新获得领先世界的增长。
dàn shì rì běn yǐ jīng chéng wèi le yī gè yī wéi de jīng jì lì liang , rú guǒ xiǎng yào chóng huò quán qiú de dì wèi , tā xū chóng xīn huò de lǐng xiān shì jiè de zēng zhǎng 。
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3.
But while China may be a middling economy by GNP, its aggregate size gives it a lot of clout.
不过，虽然从中国的国民生产总值看来是一个中等经济，但它的总规模却给予很大的影响力。
bú guò , suī rán cóng zhōng guó de guó mín shēng chǎn zǒng zhí kàn lái shì yī gè zhōng děng jīng jì , dàn tā de zǒng guī mó què jǐ yǔ hěn dà de yǐng xiǎng lì 。
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4.
Charley, Charley, Stole the barley Out of the baker's shop. The baker came out And gave him a clout, Which made poor Charley hop.
查理竟然偷大麦，面包房里偷出来。面包师，追上来，用刀一拳打过来，查理一瘸又一拐。
chá lǐ jìng rán tōu dà mài , miàn bāo fáng lǐ tōu chū lái 。 miàn bāo shī , zhuī shàng lái , yòng dāo yī quán dǎ guò lái , chá lǐ yī qué yòu yī guǎi 。
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5.
Moreover, PR firms are beginning to encroach on territory that used to be the domain of advertising firms, a sign of their increasing clout.
此外，公关公司正开始进军过去属于广告公司的领地，体现了公关公司日益增强的影响力。
cǐ wài , gōng guān gōng sī zhèng kāi shǐ jìn jūn guò qù shǔ yú guǎng gào gōng sī de lǐng dì , tǐ xiàn le gōng guān gōng sī rì yì zēng qiáng de yǐng xiǎng lì 。
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6.
Whether or not the name takes will depend entirely on whether or not the person behind it has enough clout.
而这个名字能否产生预期的效果则完全取决于它背后的人物是否有足够的影响力。
ér zhè ge míng zì néng fǒu chǎn shēng yù qī de xiào guǒ zé wán quán qǔ jué yú tā bèi hòu de rén wù shì fǒu yǒu zú gòu de yǐng xiǎng lì 。
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7.
As the largest shareholder in many of the country's listed companies, the fund has plenty of clout and is increasingly ready to use it.
作为全国多数上市公司最大的股东，NPS拥有极大的势力，且日益准备好要运用这些势力。
zuò wéi quán guó duō shù shàng shì gōng sī zuì dà de gǔ dōng , NPS yōng yǒu jí dà de shì lì , qiě rì yì zhǔn bèi hǎo yào yùn yòng zhè xiē shì lì 。
www.ecocn.org
8.
WebGL is one of a suite of developing Web technologies that are gaining clout as a foundation for Web-based applications.
WebGL是一整套研发中的网络新技术之一，作为网络应用程序的一项底层技术，其影响力正在逐步扩大。
WebGL shì yì zhěng tào yán fā zhōng de wǎng luò xīn jì shù zhī yī , zuò wéi wǎng luò yìng yòng chéng xù de yī xiàng dǐ céng jì shù , qí yǐng xiǎng lì zhèng zài zhú bù kuò dà 。
article.yeeyan.org
9.
And how much clout could they bring to bear if they chose to engage on the issue.
我们还需知道对这件事情到底他们能有多大的影响力如果他们选择介入议题。
wǒ men hái xū zhī dào duì zhè jiàn shì qíng dào dǐ tā men néng yǒu duō dà de yǐng xiǎng lì rú guǒ tā men xuǎn zé jiè rù yì tí 。
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10.
Even to set up such a committee would be controversial in most of Europe, especially where church leaders retain political clout.
在欧洲的大多数国家连建立那种的委员会会很争论，特别是宗教领导人有相当大权力的地方。
zài ōu zhōu de dà duō shù guó jiā lián jiàn lì nà zhǒng de wěi yuán huì huì hěn zhēng lùn , tè bié shì zōng jiào lǐng dǎo rén yǒu xiāng dāng dà quán lì de dì fang 。
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