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| 1 | usually passive mainly literary to be in many parts of a place 遍布；布满 | Small villages dot the sides of the mountain. 山坡上星星点点地散落着不少小村落。 | | be dotted around sth The company has more than thirty branches dotted around Spain. 公司有30多家分公司遍布在西班牙各地。 | | be dotted with sth There was a large lawn dotted with pine trees. 有一个松树点缀其间的大草坪。 | |
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| 2 | to put something on a surface in small amounts with spaces between 散布于；点缀 | dot sth with sth Dot the chicken with butter and place in the oven. 给鸡肉抹上黄油放进烤箱。 | |
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| 3 | to put a dot over a letter of the alphabet 在（字母）上加点 | Don’ t forget to dot the j. 别忘记在字母j上加点。 | |
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| - | cross the t’ s and dot the i’ s
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| to finish the final details in something such as a plan or contract |
| 完成最后的细节 |
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