乌云

wū yún

HSK 7–9

Meaning

乌云，黑色的云。常指将要下雨的云，也比喻黑暗或恶劣的形势。

Dark cloud, often indicating rain; also metaphorically used for a bad or ominous situation.

可作名词，用于描述天气或比喻困境、危机等。

Used as a noun to describe weather or metaphorically for difficulties, crises, etc.

1 天空乌云密布，预示着暴风雨即将来临。 (The sky is covered with dark clouds, indicating that a storm is coming.)
2 他的脸上笼罩着一层乌云，似乎心事重重。 (A dark cloud hangs over his face, as if he has a lot on his mind.)
3 经济危机的乌云笼罩着整个世界。 (The dark cloud of economic crisis hangs over the whole world.)
4 那一朵乌云很快飘走了，天空又恢复了晴朗。 (That dark cloud quickly drifted away, and the sky cleared again.)
5 在乌云背后总有阳光，不要失去希望。 (Behind the dark clouds there is always sunshine; don't lose hope.)
6 他们试图驱散笼罩在公司的乌云。 (They tried to dispel the dark cloud hanging over the company.)

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