blot

verb

/blɒt/

/blɑːt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they blot	/blɒt/ /blɑːt/
he / she / it blots	/blɒts/ /blɑːts/
past simple blotted	/ˈblɒtɪd/ /ˈblɑːtɪd/
past participle blotted	/ˈblɒtɪd/ /ˈblɑːtɪd/
-ing form blotting	/ˈblɒtɪŋ/ /ˈblɑːtɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

blot something (up) to remove liquid from a surface by pressing soft paper or cloth on it（用软纸或布）吸干液体
blot something to make a spot or spots of ink (= coloured liquid in a pen) fall on paper把墨水溅到（纸上）

Word Originlate Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Old Norse blettr.

Idioms

blot your copybook

(old-fashioned, informal) to do something to damage the opinion that other people have of you做出有损形象的事；玷污名誉

blot

noun

/blɒt/

/blɑːt/

Idioms

a spot or dirty mark on something, made by ink (= coloured liquid in a pen), etc.污点；墨渍
Synonyms mark
markstain ▪ fingerprint ▪ streak ▪ speck ▪ blot ▪ smear ▪ spotThese are all words for a small area of dirt or another substance on a surface.
mark a small area of dirt, a spot or a cut on a surface that makes it look less good:
The kids left dirty marks all over the kitchen floor.孩子们把厨房的地板弄得污迹斑斑。
stain a dirty mark on something that is difficult to remove, especially one made by a liquid:
blood stains血迹
fingerprint a mark on a surface made by the pattern of lines on the end of a person’s finger, often used by the police to identify criminals:
Her fingerprints were all over the gun.那支枪上布满了她的指纹。
streak a long, thin mark or line that is a different colour from the surface it is on:
She had streaks of grey in her hair.她头上已是白发绺绺。
speck a very small mark, spot or piece of a substance on something:
There isn’t a speck of dust anywhere in the house.整间房子一尘不染。
blot a spot or dirty mark left on something by a substance such as ink or paint being dropped on a surfacesmear a mark made by something such as oil or paint being spread or rubbed on a surfacespot a small dirty mark on something:
There were grease spots all over the walls.墙上满是油渍。
Patterns
- a streak/speck/blot/smear/spot of something
- a greasy mark/stain/smear
- an ink mark/stain/blot/spot
- a grease mark/stain/spot
- to leave a mark/stain/fingerprint/streak/speck/blot/smear
- There were ink blots all over the paper.纸上墨渍斑斑。
blot (on something) something that damages the opinion that other people have of you, or your happiness有损形象（或幸福）的事情；污点
- Her involvement in the fraud has left a serious blot on her character.她卷入了这桩欺诈案，在她的品格上留下了一个很大的污点。
- There was just a tiny blot on his happiness.他的幸福只是一点点污点。

Word Originlate Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Old Norse blettr.

Idioms

a blot on the landscape

an object, especially an ugly building, that makes a place less beautiful影响景观的物体（尤指丑陋建筑物）
- The power station is a blot on the landscape.那个发电厂把景致都破坏了。