smudge
noun/smʌdʒ/
/smʌdʒ/
- a dirty mark with no clear shape
synonym smear(模糊的)污迹,污痕 - a smudge of lipstick on a cup
留在杯子上的口红印
Extra Examples- She had dark smudges under her eyes from too many sleepless nights.
由于无数个不眠之夜,她的眼睛下面有黑斑。 - The boat was just a grey smudge on the horizon.
那艘船只是地平线上的一个灰色污点。 - She pushed back her hair, leaving a smudge of paint on her face.
她把头发往后梳,脸上留下了一抹油污。
Oxford Collocations DictionarySmudge is used after these nouns:- dirt
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘soil, stain’): of unknown origin. The noun dates from the late 18th cent. - a smudge of lipstick on a cup