2019-03-19 clout n.
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词：clout
英英释义：the authority to make decisions, or the power to influence events
例句：Wanda has/carries/wields considerable clout.
类似power influence
eg。As politics grows more competitive, voters' clout will grow.
1）翻译下面的句子：
为了扩大影响力，他写了本书。
In order to increase his clout, he wrote a book.
（参考翻译: He wrote a book to boost/increase his clout.）
造句：
在一个腐败社会的贪婪的权力寻租者们能够轻易地将自己的权势转化为私利。这无疑让这个社会进一步陷入糟糕的境地。
Greedy rent seekers in a corrupted society can easily translate their clout into their private interests and that definitely makes the society stuck in a even worse shape.
