1 N-COUNT [usually plural] 小圆点;斑点 Spots are small, round, coloured areas on a surface. 小圆点;斑点
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The leaves have yellow areas on the top and underneath are powdery orange spots.
叶子的表面有黄色斑块,背面则有桔色粉状圆点。
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The swimsuit comes in navy with white spots or blue with green spots.
这款泳衣有藏青色带白色圆点的,也有蓝色带绿色圆点的。
2 N-COUNT [usually plural] (皮肤上的)小肿块,斑点 Spots on a person's skin are small lumps or marks. (皮肤上的)小肿块,斑点
SYN pimple, blackhead, pustule, zit [slang]
3 N-COUNT (液体的)滴,点 A spot of a liquid is a small amount of it. (液体的)滴,点 [mainly British]
4 QUANT 少量;少许 If you have a spot of something, you have a small amount of it. 少量;少许 [mainly British]
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Mr Brooke is undoubtedly in a spot of bother. [+ of]
布鲁克先生肯定遇到了点小麻烦。
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A year or two ago I found myself indulging in a spot of yachting in Finnish waters.
一两年前,我有一阵子曾迷上了在芬兰海域中进行帆船运动。
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We've given all the club members tea, coffee and a spot of lunch. [+ of]
我们为所有俱乐部成员都提供了茶、咖啡和简单的午餐。
5 N-COUNT 地点;处所 You can refer to a particular place as a spot . 地点;处所
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They stayed at several of the island's top tourist spots.
他们在岛上最著名的几处旅游景点作了停留。
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They all stood there staring, as if frozen to the spot.
他们都站在那儿发愣,就像被冻在那里似的。
6 N-COUNT (电视、广播节目的)固定时段 A spot in a television or radio show is a part of it that is regularly reserved for a particular performer or type of entertainment. (电视、广播节目的)固定时段
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Unsuccessful at screen writing, he got a spot on a CNN film show.
写电影剧本未获成功后,他在美国有线新闻网的一档电影节目中争取到了一个固定时段。
7 VERB 看到;发现;认出 If you spot something or someone, you notice them. 看到;发现;认出
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Vicenzo failed to spot the error. [VERB noun]
维森佐未能发现该错误。
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He left the party seconds before smoke was spotted coming up the stairs. [VERB noun]
就在他离开聚会几秒钟后有人发现烟雾顺着楼梯冒上来了。
SYN see, observe, catch sight of, identify
8See also:spotted black spot blind spot
9 PHRASE 在现场 If you are on the spot, you are at the actual place where something is happening. 在现场
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...areas where troops are on the spot and protecting civilians.
有部队在现场保护平民的地区
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Mr Connolly is their 'man on the spot' and the person you can call if you have a complaint.
康诺利先生是他们的“现场代表”,要投诉可以和他联系。
10 PHRASE 立即;当场 If you do something on the spot, you do it immediately. 立即;当场
11 PHRASE 使…陷入困境;使…为难 If you put someone on the spot, you cause them to have to answer a difficult question or make a difficult decision. 使…陷入困境;使…为难
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He put me on the spot a bit because he invited me right in front of his mum and I didn't particularly want to go.
他让我有点难堪,因为他当着他母亲的面邀请我,而我又不太想去。
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Even clever people are not terribly clever when put on the spot.
即便是聪明人在面对难题时也未必就能表现得特别聪明。
12 PHRASE [PHRASE after verb, PHRASE cl] 处于困境 If you are in a tight spot, you are in a difficult situation. 处于困境 [informal]
13 rooted to the spot→see: rooted to have a soft spot for someone→see: soft
Quotations
Out, damned spot! William Shakespeare Macbeth
Word Partnership | Use spot with: |
ADJ. | good spot, perfect spot, popular spot, quiet spot, the right spot 5 |
N. | parking spot, vacation spot 5 |
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