每日一词 170 cloud

cloud

基础篇： meaning: to make someone confused, or make something more difficult  to understand

Don't allow anger and fear to cloud your judgment. 

进阶篇：cloud 作为名词表示“云”的用法我们很熟悉，其实它作为动词使用，主要意思是“使难以理解”， “使无法正确判断”， 这种用法准确，形象，实用。

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，比如常见的有judement/mind/vision/analysis等。

比如我们想表达不要让愤怒和恐惧影响你的判断力，就可以说成：

Don't allow anger and fear to cloud your judgment.

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情，这时就可以说：

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

经济学人用例：

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. 

应用篇：

1）翻译： 酒精干扰了他的判断力。

Alcohol has clouded his judgment. 

2) 造句：仇恨影响了他的判断力。（武侠小说里的人物）

Hatred clouded his judgment.