Clouds were scudding across the sky.是什么意思？

Clouds were scudding across the sky.

云飞越天空.

clouds

n. 云( cloud的名词复数 )，团，群，造成不愉快或不明朗的事物；

例句
The presence or absence of clouds can have an important impact on heat transfer...
有无云层对热量的传递会产生重要的影响。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

scudding

n. 刮面；v. （尤指船、舰或云彩）笔直、高速而平稳地移动( scud的现在分词 )；

例句
...heavy, rain-laden clouds scudding across from the south-west.
乌黑的雨云从西南方向掠过

across

prep. 穿过，横穿，横过，与…交叉，在…对面；adv. 横过，越过，在对面，交叉，斜对面；

例句
Households accumulate wealth across a broad spectrum of assets...
家庭在以各种各样的资产形式积累财富。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

sky

n. 天（空）；vt. 将…击向空中，将…高挂；

例句
The sun has already set, leaving the sky afire with orange and green light.
太阳已经落山，但天空中还映照着如火般橙绿相间的余晖。