| 词汇 | example_english_speck-of-dust |
| 释义 | speck of dustcollocation in Englishmeanings of speckand dustThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with dust. speck noun[C] uk /spek/ us /spek/ a very small mark, piece, ... See more at speck dust noun[U] uk /dʌst/ us /dʌst/ dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of soil, sand, or ... See more at dust Examples of speck of dustThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. The eternal hourglass of existence is turned upside down again and again, and you with it, speckofdust ! It is like a fine machine which cannot work if the merest speckofdust gets into it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A mere importation of £3,000,000 worth from abroad is but a fraction—a speckofdust —in the total amount necessary for the carrying on of this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Horton hears a strange noise coming from a speckofdust, and decides there must be someone on it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A rational person does not typically value a speckofdust instrumentally; nor does a rational person typically value a plastic cup intrinsically. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Earth is nothing but a speckofdust, and it is insignificant. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, that's about as important as a speckofdust in this pluralistic cosmos. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Similarly, specks of dust may have an important effect. The big ones are hanging out there, of course, but most of that is made up of specks of dust and small meteorites. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is absurd to say that because there were some specks of dust in someone's eye in 1997, sticking a twig into it thereafter does not matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even small specks of dust, invisible to the naked eye, can obscure a cluster of several pixels. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Preliminary estimations suggested at least a million microscopic specks of dust were embedded in the aerogel collector. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of speck Go to the definition of dust See other collocations with dust |
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