| 释义 |
blot¹ /blɒt/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 墨水渍；污渍
a blot of ink on the paper 纸上的一滴墨水渍
2. 有损整体美的东西
3. (品性、道德、名誉等上的)污点；耻辱
a blot on the fair name of the school 学校名声的一个污点
be looked on as the family blot 被视为有损家庭名声的耻辱
4. 【生】印迹
II (blot·ted;blot·ting)
❶ vt.
1. 弄脏，涂污
blot the paper with ink spots 在纸上弄上墨水渍
blot up the river 污染河水
2. 污损(名誉)；使蒙耻
3. (用吸墨纸等)吸干，吸去；擦干，擦掉；去除
blot a wet pane 揩干一扇潮湿的玻璃窗
memories blotted from sb.'s mind 从某人头脑中抹掉的记忆
blot up flood threat 排除水灾的威胁
4. 使模糊；使黯然失色；弄暗
We watched as the moon blotted the sun. 我们注视着月亮遮蔽太阳。
❷ vi.
1. 弄上墨水渍(或污渍)；染污
This pen blots easily. 这枝钢笔容易漏墨水。
2. 吸墨水
Soft paper tends to blot. 软纸容易吸墨水。
[ME < ?] phr. a blot on one's (或 the) escutcheon 名誉上的污点 a completely honourable man without a blot on his escutcheon 声誉上毫无瑕疵的君子 a blot on (或 upon) the landscape 1. 破坏风景的东西；破坏自然美的人 (或物) 2. 有损家庭声誉的人；没出息的人 blot one's copybook 见 copybook
blot out 1. 把…弄模糊，遮蔽
The fog blotted out the hills. 雾蒙群山。
The whole view was blotted out. 整个景色都被遮住了。
2. 涂掉，抹掉
blot out a name from the record 从记录上涂掉一个名字
3. 杀掉；毁灭
blot out a city 毁灭一个城市
The dawn of peace is being blotted out. 和平的曙光正被抹灭。 |