2019-05-17 cloud

词：cloud 

英英释义：to make someone confused, or make something more difficult to understand 

例句：Don’t allow anger and fear to cloud your judgment. 

2. 体会这个词 （进阶篇） 

 cloud 作为动词表示“使无法正确判断”时，后面常接有关判断力、理智的名词，比如最常见的有 judgment/mind/vision/analysis 等。

很多时候我们的臆断和刻板印象会干扰我们正确看待一件事，这时就可以说： 

More often than not, assumptions and stereotypes would cloud people’s mind.

最后我们看一个《经济学人》中的句子： 

News Corporation's shareholders have long agreed, arguing that Rupert Murdoch's abiding love for newsprint has clouded his judgment and tainted his media empire.

3. 从认识到会用（作业） 

1）翻译下面的句子： 酒精干扰了他的判断力。 

Alcohol clouds his judgement.

（参考翻译：Alcohol has clouded his judgment.) 

造句：

Persistent hardship can not only erode/dent people's confidence, but also cloud their mind.