Смысл: clouds

cloud1. [klaʋd] n
<Í> 1. облако, туча
the sun hidden by clouds - солнце, закрытое облаками
cloud bar - гряда облаков, облачный вал
cloud break - разрыв /окно, просвет/ в облаках
cloud cover - облачный покров
cloud deck - облачный слой
2. облако, клубы (дыма и т. п.)
cloud of dust [steam] - облако /клуб/ пыли [пара]
smoke cloud - дымовое облако
cloud of electrons - физ. электронное облако
cloud attack - воен. газобаллонная атака
3. туча, масса, тьма
cloud of mosquitoes [arrows] - туча комаров [стрел]
cloud of flies - тьма мух
4. покров; завеса
under cloud of night - под покровом ночи
a cloud of witnesses - а) библ. облако свидетелей; б) множество очевидцев
5. что-л. омрачающее, бросающее тень
cloud of war - угроза /опасность/ войны
cloud on smb.'s happiness - облачко, омрачающее чьё-л. счастье
cloud of grief - облако грусти
cloud of suspicion - тень подозрения
cloud on smb.'s reputation - пятно на чьей-л. репутации
6. pl возвыш. небо, небеса
to sail up into the clouds - взвиться /подняться/ в облака /в небеса/
7. свободно связанный шерстяной женский шарф
8. 1) помутнение или жилка (в камне)
2) спец. «облако» точек на диаграмме
9. спец. пятно
♢ cloud buster - а) небоскрёб; б) скоростной самолёт; в) высокий мяч (баскетбол)
to blow a cloud - курить табак, пускать облако дыма
to have a cloud on one's brow - смотреть тучей
to have one's head in the clouds, to be in the clouds - витать в облаках
to drop from the clouds - а) ≅ как /будто/ с неба свалился; б) свалилось как снег на голову
to be lost /to lose oneself/ in the clouds - запутаться (в аргументах и т. п.)
to cast a cloud - вызывать отчуждённость /холодок в отношениях/
to be under a cloud - а) быть под подозрением; быть в немилости; быть на плохом счету; б) быть в тяжёлом положении /в затруднении/
every cloud has a /its/ silver lining - и в плохом можно найти хорошее

2. [klaʋd] v
<Í> 1. 1) покрывать облаками, тучами
the moon is clouded - луна закрыта облаками
2) покрываться облаками, тучами, заволакиваться (тж. cloud over, cloud up)
the sky clouded over - небо покрылось тучами
2. 1) омрачать
to cloud the spirits [happiness] - омрачить настроение [счастье]
2) затемнять
a mist clouded our view - нам было плохо видно из-за тумана
his mind was clouded with suffering - страдание затмило его рассудок
3) омрачаться
her eyes clouded - её глаза затуманились
his face clouded with anger - его лицо потемнело от гнева
3. запятнать (репутацию); очернить
4. оттенять тёмными полосами или пятнами
5. хим. мутнеть

clouds Идиома

get your head out of the clouds

be more realistic, come down to earth, get real You can dream at home, but please get your head out of the clouds when you come to work.

head in the clouds

dreaming, wondering, not practical Shelly is a daydreamer. She's got her head in the clouds.

in the clouds

far from real life, in dreams, in thought He is usually in the clouds so you may have trouble finding out what you want to know from him.

have one's head in the clouds

Idiom(s): have one's head in the clouds

Theme: AWARENESS - LACKING

to be unaware of what is going on.
• "Bob, do you have your head in the clouds?" said the teacher.
• She walks around all day with her head in the clouds. She must be in love.

Head is in the clouds

If a person has their head in the clouds, they have unrealistic, impractical ideas.

have your head in the clouds

dream: "He's always got his head in the clouds - he makes all these impossible plans."

in the clouds|cloud|clouds

adj. phr. Far from real life; in dreams; in fancy; in thought. When Alice agreed to marry Jim, Jim went home in the clouds.

Often used with "head", "mind", "thoughts". Mary is looking out the window, not at the chalkboard; her head is in the clouds again. A good teacher should have his head in the clouds sometimes, but his feet always on the ground.
Antonym: COME BACK TO EARTH, FEET ON THE GROUND.

head in the clouds, have one's

head in the clouds, have one's
Be absentminded or impractical, as in She must have had her head in the clouds when she made the reservations, because they never heard of us, or He'll never be able to run the business—he's always got his head in the clouds. This idiom uses in the clouds in the sense of “fanciful” or “unreal,” a usage dating from the mid-1600s.

More Idioms/Phrases

haystack haze head above water, keep one's head in the clouds, have one's head or tail

English Vocalbulary

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