n. 破布；敲打；影响力；势力
vt. 给……打补钉；猛击
n. （Clout）人名；（法）克卢
[
复数
clouts
第三人称单数
clouts
现在分词
clouting
过去式
clouted
过去分词
clouted
]
1.Such clout carries a cost in controversy.
如此的影响里在争论中承担着代价。
2.The Premier League's main source of strength is its financial clout.
英超联赛的主要力量来源于其财政影响。
3.Indian women tend to have less clout than their African counterparts.
印度妇女往往比非洲妇女的地位低。
4.Together they would have the legitimacy and the clout to tackle almost any issue.
这样他们既合法又有影响力能解决几乎所有问题。
5.Since then, Palestinian clout in the city has eroded.
从那以后，巴勒斯坦人在耶城的影响力下降了。
6.Using galvanised clout nails with large heads, start to nail the first layer of felt onto the decking.
使用镀锌的大头钉，开始把第一层毛毡钉在甲板上。
7.A priority is to give emerging economies more clout.
其重中之重就是应给予新兴经济体更多的影响力。
8.But China's market clout is not matched by its governance prowess.
但是，中国对市场的影响，与其治理能力并不相符。
9.Never washed so much as a dish-clout in your life, I'll lay!
我敢打赌，你这辈子连擦碗碟的抹布都没洗过！