mot·tle /ˈmɒtl/ vt. | vi. | n. I ❶ vt. 使呈杂色；使呈斑驳状 Peelings of dried paint mottled the ceiling. 脱落的干油漆使天花板显得斑驳陆离。 His fists were balled, and his face was mottled red and white. 他握紧了拳头，脸色变得红一块白一块的。 ❷ vi. 呈杂色；呈斑驳状 II n. 1. 杂色；斑点，斑纹；斑驳 a mottle of bruises 斑驳的淤血伤痕 2. = mosaic disease [motley 的逆构]