If this is some clot-head's idea of a joke, I can only say it is in very poor taste.
——The Hobbit
这要是那个傻瓜开的玩笑，我只能说，这真是太低级了。
——《霍比特人》
一、下面我们来看看clot有几种含义
n.
1.凝块 [C]
He needed emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain.
需要进行紧急手术以清除脑部的一处血块。
2.堆
A thick clot of houses, bars and shops built alongside the spaceport.
太空港的'旁边聚集着一大堆住宅、商店与酒吧。
3.【英俚】呆子，笨蛋 [C]
You've broken that cup, you clot!
你这个笨蛋，把杯子都打碎了！
v.
（使）凝结，凝块 [I,T]
A haemophiliac's blood will not clot properly.
血友病患者的血液凝固不良。
二、接下来，做个小测试吧
They removed a ____ from his brain.
他们从他的大脑里取出了血块。
