前面的习语中我们讲到的是on a cloud，意思就是很高兴的样子。下面我们把前置词on换成under，也就是under a cloud。从字面意思来看，意思是在云下面，我们中国人有个成语叫迷雾团团大概就是这个意思。任何人under a cloud是绝对不会高兴的，因为他不是丢尽了面子，就是被怀疑做了什么坏事。

下面是一个人在讲另外一个被逮捕的人，这人被指控和贩毒有关：

例句-1: The judge had to let him go because there wasn't enough evidence against him. But he's going around under a cloud because most people think he's guilty.

这个人说：法官由于没有足够的证据来定罪，所以只好放了他。但是，他到哪儿都受怀疑，因为大多数人都认为他是有罪的。

下面这个例子是一个人在饭馆里对别人说的话：

例句-2: See that man sitting at the table by himself? He's supposed to be a very smart lawyer, but he's been under a cloud ever since he was mixed up in a scandal involving a company that was run by a mobster.

这人说：看见那个桌子边独自坐着的人吗？他本来是一个很能干的律师，但是他跟一个公司的丑闻有牵连,而那个公司是由流氓集团经营的。从那时起他一直被人怀疑。