clay
gb/klˈeɪ/ us/klˈeɪ/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 5000
agyag, porhüvely
คำนาม
A2
1
agyag
B1
รูปแบบการใช้:
[something] made of clay
The artist shaped the clay into a beautiful vase.
A művész gyönyörű vázává formálta az agyagot.
Farmers in this region struggle with heavy clay soils.
A térség gazdái sokat küzdenek a nehéz agyagos talajjal.
She bought a set of handmade clay mugs from the market.
The children played with modeling clay for hours.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
The cup is made of clay.
A csésze agyagból készült.
He made a small bowl from clay.
Egy kis tálat készített agyagból.
Clay is soft when wet.
We use clay to make bricks.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'clay' with 'mud', but 'clay' refers to a specific type of fine earth used for making objects.
ความหมาย
Fine-grained natural earth
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
clay pot
|clay soil
|clay bricks
|modeling clay
|red clay
คำพ้องความหมาย
mud (Less specific; refers to wet soil generally, not necessarily suitable for pottery.)
|
ceramic material (More formal and specific to materials science; refers to fired clay products.)
คำตรงข้าม
sand (A loose granular material that does not harden when heated in the same way as clay.)
หัวข้อ
materials
|construction
|art
|nature
|science
|core_vocabulary
คำจำกัดความ
A soft, wet earth that becomes hard when it is baked or dried, used to make things like pots or bricks.
A natural, fine-grained soil material that is plastic when wet and hardens when heated, used for making bricks, pottery, and ceramics.
คำนาม
B2
LITERARY
2
porhüvely
C1
The poet wrote of our fragile clay and immortal souls.
A költő törékeny porhüvelyünkről és halhatatlan lelkünkről írt.
From dust we came, and to clay we shall return.
Porból vétettünk, és porrá leszünk.
His mortal clay was laid to rest in the churchyard.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
The poet called the body 'mortal clay'.
A költő a testet „halandó porhüvelynek” nevezte.
Some people say our bodies are made from clay.
Vannak, akik szerint a testünk agyagból lett.
In stories, 'clay' can mean the human body.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may try to use this sense in everyday speech, but it is mostly found in literature or poetry.
ความหมาย
Human body as earthly matter
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
mortal clay
|earthen clay
คำพ้องความหมาย
flesh (Refers more generally to the soft tissue of the body; less metaphorical than 'clay' in this sense.)
คำตรงข้าม
spirit (Refers to the non-physical essence or soul, opposite of the body as earthly matter.)
หัวข้อ
literature
|religion
|body
|core_vocabulary
คำจำกัดความ
A literary way to talk about the human body as something made from the earth.
In literary or poetic use, the human body considered as earthly matter, especially in contrast to the soul or spirit.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
clay
IPA
GB/klˈeɪ/
US/klˈeɪ/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
clay (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (clay)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: clay
- Plural: clay, clays
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
clays
noun
Related words
clayey
adjective
วลีและสำนวน
feet of clay
1/fˈit əv klˈeɪ/
idiom
Hidden flaw or weakness
A fault or weakness in someone who is usually admired or respected.
ตัวอย่าง
- The public was shocked to learn that their hero had feet of clay.
- Even great leaders can have feet of clay.
modeling clay
1/mˈɑdəlɪŋ klˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
Soft material for shaping objects
A soft kind of clay that you can easily shape with your hands to make models or art.
ตัวอย่าง
- The children used modeling clay to make animals.
- She bought some modeling clay for her art project.
mortal clay
1/mˈɔɹtəl klˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
literary
Human body as mortal matter
A literary way of saying the human body, which will die one day.
ตัวอย่าง
- In his poem, he spoke of mortal clay returning to dust.
- We must care for our mortal clay while we live.