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| 1 | a particular place on your body （人体的）部位，地方 |
| a sore/tender spot There is a sore spot on my head where I bumped it. 我头上撞到的地方有点疼。 |
| | 1a | the particular place where someone or something is 地点；场所；位置 | | We found him sitting in a sunny spot in the garden. 我们发现他正坐在花园里一个光照充足的地方。 | | mark the spot Flowers mark the spot where the accident happened. 一些花标明了事故发生的地点。 | | the very/exact spot The king himself had stood on this very spot. 国王本人就曾站在这个地方。 | |
| | 1b | a particular town , city , or area 某个城镇（或城市、地区） | | one of the region’ s best-known tourist spots 这个地区最著名的旅游景点之一 | |
| | 1c | a particular place where people go for entertainment 娱乐场所 | | a popular hot spot for clubbers 俱乐部会员们喜欢的热闹的娱乐场所 | |
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| 2 | a small round area of colour that is different from the colour of the surface and that often forms part of a pattern 斑点 |
| a pattern of spots and stripes 斑点和条纹构成的图案 |
| +of spots of yellow 黄色的斑点 |
| with spots The flower is yellow with red spots. 花是黄色的，带有红色斑点。 |
| | 2a | a very small red lump on someone’ s face （脸上的）红疙瘩，红斑 | |
| | 2b | a small red mark that you get on your skin if you have a disease such as measles or chickenpox （麻疹、水痘等疾病引起的）丘疹，疱疹 | |
| | 2c | a small dirty mark that should not be there 污点；污渍 | | a spot of paint on the step 台阶上的一块油漆污点 | |
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| 3 | informal a position of success when compared with others, for example in a competition （竞赛等中的）成功的位置 |
| The team has no chance of a spot in the top five. 该队没有机会上升到前5名。 |
| The book occupied the number-one bestseller spot for four months. 这本书占据畅销书第一名的位置长达4个月。 |
| | 3a | a position within a series of events, for example in a television or radio programme （插入电视或广播节目等中的）节目档，安排的位置 | | She was given a five-minute spot on a local radio show. 她在当地广播电台的节目中被安排有5分钟的时间。 | |
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| 4 | +of BRITISH informal an occasion when you do something or experience something 一点点；少量 |
| There was still time for a spot of shopping and sightseeing. 还有一点儿时间购物和观光。 |
| I’ d invited her round for a spot of lunch. 我邀请她吃了点儿午饭。 |
| a spot of bother/trouble We’ d had a spot of trouble with the police. 我们和警察有点儿麻烦。 |
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| 5 | informal a difficult situation 困境；窘境 |
| put sb in a spot The bad weather had put us in a bit of a spot. 恶劣的天气使我们困难重重。 |
| a tight spot We’ d fought our way out of a few tight spots before. 我们以前曾几次从困境中拼搏出来。 |
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| 6 | informal a spotlight |
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| 7 | a small amount of something , usually liquid （通常指液体的）一点，一滴 |
| +of I felt a few spots of rain on my face. 我感到几滴雨落在我的脸上。 |
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| - | a bright spot informal
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| something good in a situation that is mostly bad |
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| The one bright spot for the team last year was the match in France. 这个队去年的一个亮点就是在法国的那场比赛。 |
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| - | have a soft spot for
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| to like someone or something , often someone or something other people do not like |
| 偏爱（常指他人不喜欢的人或物） |
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| I’ ve always had a soft spot for my old maths teacher. 我倒一直很喜欢我过去的数学老师。 |
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| - | hit the spot informal
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| to be exactly what you want or need |
| 正是想要（或需要）的；切合需要 |
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| A cool glass of beer would really hit the spot. 一杯冰啤酒正合我意。 |
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| - | knockspots off BRITISH informal
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| to be much better than something or someone else |
| 远胜于；远比…好 |
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| Their designs knock spots off anything their rivals can produce. 他们的设计远比对手们所做的要好。 |
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| - | not change your spots informal
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| to have the same qualities, opinions, or intentions you have always had , even when you claim you have changed |
| 本性未改 |
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| - | on the spot
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| 1 | in the exact place where something is happening 在现场；到现场 | We’ ll have a police officer on the spot immediately. 我们马上派一名警察前往现场。 | |
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| 2 | BRITISH without leaving the position you are in . AMERICAN in place 当场 | She does five minutes of running on the spot. 她当场跑了5分钟。 | |
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| 3 | immediately 立即；当即 | Any workers found breaking these rules will be sacked on the spot. 任何违反这些规定的工人一经发现将立即解雇。 | |
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| - | put sb on the spot
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| to ask someone a question that is difficult or embarrassing to answer |
| 向某人提刁钻的问题；使某人处于难堪的境地 |
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| - | rooted/glued/frozen to the spot
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| unable to move , usually because you are afraid |
| （通常指吓得）一动也不能动 |
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| Martin wanted to run, but he was rooted to the spot. 马丁想要跑，但是吓得动弹不了了。 |
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| - | a sore spot
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| something that is difficult for someone to talk about or deal with |
| 难以启齿的话题；难以处理的问题；痛处 |
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| Money has always been a sore spot in our relationship. 在我们的关系中钱一直是一个难以处理的问题。 |
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| See also | | - blind spot | | - hot spot | |
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