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spot PLACEHspBt, $spB:tn [C]a particular place地点，场所This looks like a nice spot for a picnic.看来这是个很好的野餐地。I'll show you the exact spot where I fell off my bike.我会指给你看我从自行车摔下来的确切地点。I've got the best spot next to the window where I can watch everything going on.我找到了靠近窗口的最佳点，在那儿可以看到发生的一切事。On the spot means at the place where an event is happening or has recently happened.在场，到场The police were called and they were on the spot within three minutes.警方接到报告，他们在3分钟内就赶到现场。She won awards for her on-the-spot reporting during the last war.她对上一次的战争作了实地报道，为此而获了奖。On the spot also means immediately.立即She was caught without a ticket and fined thirty pounds on the spot.她由于没有票子而被捉住了，并立即罚款30英镑。You can be sacked on the spot for stealing.你会因偷窃而被立即开除的。If you put someone on the spot you cause them embarrassment or difficulty by forcing them at that moment to answer a difficult question or make an important decision.置某人于难堪地步或困境Mira rather put him on the spot by asking him when he was going to give us a pay-rise.米拉真是把他置于了难堪的地步，她问他打算在何时给我们加薪。A spot check is a quick examination of a few members of a group instead of the whole group.抽样检查The police are doing spot checks on motorists to test alcohol levels.警察在对汽车驾驶员进行抽样检查，测试他们的酒精用量。A spot fine is a FINE (= money you have to pay as a punishment) that is given to you at the time of breaking the law.(违反法规的)罚款He got a spot fine of a hundred pounds for speeding.他因超速而被罚款100英镑。(Br and Aus) Spot-on means exact.确切的，准确的"How old do I reckon she is?--I'd say 38."“Spot-on”. “我估计她几岁？----38岁吧。” “完全正确。”Her imitation of John was spot-on.她对约翰的模仿非常准确。
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