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- a very small patch of colour or light小色斑; 小光斑：
his blue eyes had grey flecks in them
他的蓝眼睛里有灰色的小斑点
flecks of sunshine.
日光斑。
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- a small particle or speck of something小块, 小片：
brushing a few flecks of dandruff from his suit.
从他的西装上刷下几片头皮屑。
with obj.(常作be flecked)
- mark or dot with small patches of colour or particles of something给…洒上小色点; 用碎花点缀…：
the minarets are flecked with gold leaf.
尖塔上点缀着金叶。
词源
late Middle English (as a verb)： perhaps from Old Norse flekkr (noun), flekka (verb), or from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch vlecke.