clout
n. 敲打,猛打; (尤指政治上的)影響; 破布
vt. (尤指用手)猛擊,重打
If you clout someone, you hit them.
Rachel clouted him...
雷切爾揍了他一下。
The officer clouted her on the head.
警察打了她的頭。
A person or institution that has clout has influence and power.
Mr Sutherland may have the clout needed to push the two trading giants into a deal...
薩瑟蘭先生也許有能力促使兩大貿易巨頭達成協議。
The two firms wield enormous clout in financial markets.
兩家公司在金融市場有非常大的影響力。
1. a target used in archery
2. special advantage or influence;
3. a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood
4. (boxing) a blow with the fist;
1. strike hard, especially with the fist;
ne'er cast a clout till May be out
(諺)五月不過,冬衣不脫
As markets sputter, analysts are regaining some clout.
隨著市場走弱, 分析是又重新獲得一些影響力.
The salesperson in the example above didn't have clout.
上面例子中的那名銷售人員就根本沒有底氣.
Cast never a clout till may is out.
未過五月時,棉衣不可拋.
Once you help deliver that number, you've got more clout and people want you to stay.
一旦你幫忙提交了這個數字, 你就更有底氣了,他們也就更希望你留下了.
While London could be known for its creative talent, what It'still lacks is commercial clout.
雖然倫敦會因它的創造性的天賦而聞名, 但它仍然缺少商業影響力.