| 释义 |
dot1/dɒt/ n. & v.●n. 1a a small spot, speck, or mark 点，小(圆)点 b such a mark written or printed as part of an i or j, as a diacritical mark, as one of a series of marks to signify omission, or as a full stop (i 或 j 上的)点状物；发音符号；省略号的点；句点 c a decimal point 小数点 2 Mus. a dot used to denote the lengthening of a note or rest, or to indicate staccato 【音】附点；顿音(断奏)记号 3 the shorter signal of the two used in Morse code. (cf. 参见 DASH n. 6) (莫尔斯电码中的)点 4 a tiny or apparently tiny object 微小(或明显微小)的物体 a dot on the horizon 在地平线上的一个小黑点 ●v. tr. (dotted, dotting) 1a mark with a dot or dots 用点来做标记 b place a dot over (a letter) (在字母上)加一个点 2 Mus. mark (a note or rest) to show that the time value is increased by half 【音】给(音符或休止符)加附点 3 (often foll. by 常后跟 about) scatter like dots 星星点点地散布开来 4 partly cover as with dots 如同以点覆盖 a sea dotted with ships 星星点点散布着船只的海面 5 Brit. slang hit [英] [俚语]狠击 dotted him one in the eye 朝他眼上猛击一拳 □ dot the i's and cross the t's colloq. [口] 1 be minutely accurate, emphasize details 一丝不苟；重视细节 2 add the final touches to a task, exercise, etc. 对(任务、作业等)作最后的润色，加工 □ on the dot exactly on time 准时 □ the year dot Brit. colloq. a time far in the past [英口]在遥远的过去 □ dotter n.[Old English dott ‘head of a boil’, perhaps influenced by Dutch dot ‘knot’] |