名詞 clay:

1. a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
2. water soaked soil; soft wet earth
   同義詞：mud
3. United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)
   同義詞：Lucius Clay, Lucius DuBignon Clay
4. United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)
   同義詞：Henry Clay, the Great Compromiser
5. the dead body of a human being
   同義詞：cadaver, corpse, stiff, remains

1. Clay is a plastic substance.
   黏土是可塑物質(zhì)。
2. Clay soil retains water.
   黏土能保持水分。
3. Wet the clay a bit more before you start to mould it.
   把泥再弄濕點再動手塑造。
4. One that puddles iron or clay.
   攪煉鐵或泥土的人
5. Earth, rocks, or clay excavated in mining.
   廢石在采礦過程中挖掘的土、巖石或粘土
6. It was said that the first man was moulded from clay by some kind of god.
   據(jù)傳，第一個人是某個神用泥土造出來的。
7. Bricks and dishes are made from various kinds of clay.
   磚和盤子由各種粘土制成。

clay

n.（名詞）

A fine-grained, firm earthy material that is plastic when wet and hardens when heated, consisting primarily of hydrated silicates of aluminum and widely used in making bricks, tiles, and pottery.
粘土，泥土：一種磨細(xì)的、堅固的土質(zhì)材料，潮濕時是可塑的而加熱時變硬，主要由含氫鋁硅酸鹽組成，廣泛用于磚、瓦和瓷器的制造中
A hardening or nonhardening material having a consistency similar to clay and used for modeling.
模型粘土：與粘土成份相近的硬化或非硬化的物質(zhì)，用于制作模型
Geology A sedimentary material with grains smaller than 0.002 millimeters in diameter.
【地質(zhì)學(xué)】 過濾粘土，沉積物：顆粒直徑小于0.002毫米的沉積材料
Moist, sticky earth; mud.
淤泥：濕而粘的土；泥
The human body as opposed to the spirit.
肉體：區(qū)別于精神的人的身體

來源：
Middle English clei
中古英語 clei
from Old English clôg
源自 古英語 clôg

【引伸】
clay.ey