| 词汇 | speck |
| 释义 | speck noun[ C ] uk /spek/ us /spek/ a very small mark, piece, or amount: 小点，斑点;小片;一点点 He'd been painting the door and there were specks of paint all over the floor.他在给门上漆，弄得地板上到处都是油漆斑点。 There's not a speck of(= not any)dust/dirt in their house.他们的房子里一尘不染。 We could see a speck (= a small amount)of light at the end of the tunnel.我们可以看见隧道尽头有一点亮光。 Synonyms moteliterary particle(SMALL PIECE) Compare shard fragmentnoun a mark on something markThe backs of the chairs have left marks on the wall. stainShe had grass stains on her white jeans. smearHe had smears of tomato ketchup on his shirt. smudgeNo matter how often I wash my hands, I leave smudges all over my phone's screen. blotchHe had blotches all over his face. speckShe looked through the old camera lens and saw specks of dust. Dirt & untidiness bloodstain clutter contaminant contamination crud fleck grime grunge gunge gunk muck pollutant polluter recontamination scrappiness scruff shambles slime slob smear You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Words meaning small pieces and amounts speck | American Dictionaryspeck noun[ C ] us/spek/ a very small mark, piece, or amount: There are paint specks all over the floor. These small islands are just specks on the map. There’s not a speck of dust in their house. Examples of speckspeck The eternal hourglass of existence is turned upside down again and again, and you with it, speck of dust ! Seed-eating animals probably wonder whether a particular speck on the ground is a pebble or a partly buried seed. Under these conditions they are plainly visible to the naked eye as minute specks, particularly on the basal regions of the young leaves. The house was visible as a speck in the distance-a speck that most people needed coaching to discern. Such advances have already been publicised as being able to breed speck-like robots that will be able to hunt down germs in the human body. Her fear of powerlessness makes her feel diminished and speck-like at times. Similarly, specks of dust may have an important effect. Most of this material is clear or very translucent, but its banding is much fainter, often with alignments of very small specks of somewhat darker material. To tell the truth, most appeared to be spending more time admiring their own reflections in the shining barrels than removing specks of polish or grime. Yet a week later the police found this minute speck of something on some gloves that were in a drawer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These lofty souls with microscopic eyes can see the smallest speck of this campaign, but they can see no goodness outside of it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such a speck would fit on the head of a matchstick, but over time that is enough to cause serious lead poisoning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It can be a speck of dandruff on a shoulder of an official or some minor hair out of place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is easy to see the speck in your brother's eye, but not so easy to see the plank in your own. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English If a small speck of that dust gets into people's lungs, they are finished. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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. |
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