speck·le /ˈspekl/ n. | vt. I n. (尤指皮肤或羽毛等上的)小斑点;斑点色调;斑纹;亮斑 pigeon eggs covered with purplish speckles 布满略呈紫色斑点的鸽蛋 II vt. 1. 使弄上斑点;玷污 sunlight speckling the lawn 洒在草坪上的斑驳阳光 The dog was speckled with mud. 狗身上沾上了点点污泥。 2. 如斑点般散布;点缀 Little lakes speckled the land. 地面上小湖泊星罗棋布。 Small villages were speckled around the sides of the valleys. 溪谷两边点缀着一座座小村庄。 They lived an orderly life occasionally speckled with happiness. 他们过着一种有规律的生活,偶尔也有一些欢乐时刻。 [<MD spekkel<SPECK¹ + -LE]