网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的词汇:

 

词汇 spot
释义 spot
noun[ C ]
uk /spɒt/ us /spɑːt/

spotnoun[C] (CIRCLE)


B1
a small, usually round area of colour that is differently coloured or lighter or darker than the surface around it: 点;斑点;圆点
He had a spot of grease on his tie.他的领带上有一小块油渍。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

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.
 
GlobalP/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages
B1
one of many spots, that form a pattern: (构成图案的)点,斑点
I wore that skirt with the green spots.我穿着那条带绿点的裙子。
 
nimon_t/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages
B2UK
a raised, pale red circle on the skin that is temporary: (皮肤上的)丘疹,疱疹,粉刺
Teenagers often suffer a lot from spots.青少年常常深受粉刺的困扰。
mainly UK
a small amount: 一点点,一丝
I felt a few spots of rain.我感觉到落了几点雨。
Let's stop for a spot of lunch.我们停下来吃点午饭吧。
spot of botherI'm having a spot of bother (= some trouble) with one of my back teeth.我后面的一颗牙齿有点问题。
He wore a grey tie with pink spots.
There was a spot of food on his shirt.
Her back erupted in small red spots.
There are still a few stray spots of paint on the window pane.窗玻璃上还有零星的几个油漆点儿。
I felt a few spots of rain so I put my umbrella up.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Dirt & untidiness
bloodstain
blotch
clutter
contaminant
contamination
crud
fleck
grime
grunge
gunge
gunk
muck
pollutant
polluter
recontamination
scrappiness
scruff
shambles
slime
slob

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Patterns and shapes
Skin complaints & blemishes
Words meaning small pieces and amounts

spotnoun[C] (PLACE)


B2
a particular place: 地点
This looks like a nice spot for a picnic.看起来这儿是个野餐的好地方。
 on the spot
at the place where an event is happening or has recently happened: 在现场
The police were called and they were on the spot within three minutes.警方接到报告,不到3分钟就赶到了现场。
C2
immediately: 立即,立刻,马上
You can be sacked on the spot for stealing.偷窃会被立即开除的。
UK(USin place)
(of running or jumping) in one place, without moving forward or backward at all:
Do a bit of running on the spot to warm up your leg muscles.
These plants need a sunny spot with good drainage.这些植物需要种植在阳光充足的地方,土壤排水能力要强。
We found a sheltered spot to have our picnic.
I found a sequestered spot at the bottom of the garden and lay down with my book.
I found a nice spot for a bit of sun-bathing.
Where shall we settle? This looks like a good spot.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Places and locations
anatopism
coign of vantage
core
crime scene
deliver something to someone/somewhere
direction
hill
locus
madding
makerspace
Mecca
multi-location
retroperitoneal
retroperitoneally
scene
setting
situation
station
stronghold
subsite

spotnoun[C] (PART OF A SHOW)


a short length of time in a show that is given to a particular performer: (演出中)某演员的固定节目
She's doing a regular five-minute spot on his show.她将在他的节目中表演一档5分钟的固定节目。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Spectacles & performances
aerobatic
am-dram
amateur theater
balancing act
banderilla
double-header
magic circle
masque
matinee
minstrel show
music hall
rendering
roast
spectacle
spectacular
stripping
striptease
super-spectacle
supershow
swansong

Idiom


put someone on the spot
spot
verb
uk /spɒt/ us /spɑːt/-tt-

spotverb (SEE)


B2[ T ]
to see or notice someone or something, usually because you are looking hard: 看见,看出;注意到
I've just spotted Mark - he's over there, near the entrance.我刚看到马克了——他在那边,靠近入口的地方。
If you spot any mistakes in the article just mark them with a pencil.如果你发现文章中有错误,请用铅笔标出来。
[ + -ing verb ]The police spotted him driving a stolen car.警察发现他开着一辆偷来的车。
[ + question word ]I soon spotted what was wrong with the printer.我很快就发现了打印机的毛病出在哪儿。
[ + that ]The policewoman spotted that I hadn't got my seat belt on and signalled me to stop.女警察发现我没有系安全带,便示意我停车。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to see something
seeI can see for miles from up here.
noticeI noticed a crack in the ceiling.
perceiveBill perceived a tiny figure in the distance.
observeA teacher observed her climbing over the gate.
spotWe managed to spot a leopard.
catch sight ofWe looked for the bird and caught sight of it just as it flew off.
 well spottedUK
used to praise someone who has noticed something: 真是好眼力
"I've just seen your glasses - they're under the table." "Ah, well spotted!"“我刚才看到你的眼镜了——在桌子底下。”“啊,眼睛真尖呀!”
A girl answering the description of the missing teenager was spotted in Hull.
He was driving at 120 mph when the police spotted him.当警察发现他时,他正以120英里的时速行驶。
The thieves were spotted by a postman out on his rounds.
Scott leapt to the rescue when he spotted the youngster in difficulty.斯科特一发现那孩子处境艰难就立即出手帮忙。
They were spotted cavorting beside the swimming pool.有人看见他们在游泳池边嬉戏调情。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Using the eyes
accommodate
accommodation
all eyes are on someone/somethingidiom
astigmatic
beholder
cast
chart
corner
discern
fix
glare
have a butcher'sidiom
penetrating
re-see
re-sight
rest on someone/something
resurvey
rubbernecking
sighting
tab

spotverb (RAIN)


[ I ]UK
If you say it's spotting (with rain), you mean that a few drops of rain are falling.飘了几滴雨;下小雨
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Precipitation: rain
bucket
bucket down
cloud seeder
cloud seeding
cloudburst
deluge
downpour
drizzle
heaven
mizzle
pelt
piss
rain gauge
rainbow
seed
shower
sun shower
torrentially
wash
wash (something) out

spotverb (SUPPORT)


[ T or I ]
in weight training and gymnastics, to stand next to the person lifting weights or doing particular movements in order to make sure they do not injure themselves:
The coach will spot the gymnast briefly if they risk falling during a dangerous move.
With friends urging one another on and spotting for one another, lifting weights can be fun.
If you're spotting someone or supporting their weight in acroyoga, you have to be very engaged.
At the gym, he often spotted for other guys when they lifted weights.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Gymnastics
aerialist
artistic gymnastics
asymmetric bars
back lever
backflip
balance beam
buck
gym
gymnast
rope climb
rope climbing
split
spotter
stand on your hands/headidiom
stick the landingidiom
the splitsphrase
trampoline
trapeze
twist
uneven bars

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Exercising & training

spot | American Dictionary


spot
noun[ C ]
us/spɑt/

spotnoun[C] (MARK)


a mark, usually round, that is different esp. in color from the area around it:
You got a spot on your new blouse.
esp. CdnBr A spot is a pimple.

spotnoun[C] (PLACE)


a particular place:
a vacation spot
Our cat has a favorite spot where he loves to sleep.
A spot is also a job in a particular organization or a position within a group, esp. in sports:
When Sain was injured, they asked me to fill his spot.

spotnoun[C] (BROADCAST)


a period of time during which a broadcast takes place:
NBC put the show on in the 7 p.m. spot.
A spot is also an advertisement:
a 30-second spot

Idiom


on the spot
spot
verb[ T ]
us/spɑt/-tt-

spotverb[T] (SEE)


to see or notice someone or something:
Darryl spotted a woodpecker high on the tree.

spot | Business English


spot
noun[ C ]
uk /spɒt/us
MARKETING
a television or radio advertisement:
a radio/television spotWe are planning a series of radio spots during the afternoon commute.
MARKETING
a period of time during which a radio or television advertisement is broadcast:
The firm bought a 30-second spot during prime time every evening.
spot
adjective[ before noun ]
uk /spɒt/us
FINANCE, STOCK MARKET
to be delivered immediately, rather than in the future:
Spot trades are executed immediately at the prevailing exchange rate.

Examples of spot


spot
The optimal position of the focal spot was found to be at the distance of 6 mm before the laser-produced plume.
The joint width of zones 2, 3, and 4 is approximately 20% of the spot radius.
The measured focal spot radius was 13 mm.
The width at halfmaximum focal spot radius measured in vacuum was about 10 mm.
Increasing the size of a spot within the receptive-field center of the relay cell will thus result both in enhanced excitatory and inhibitory input.
Prior to all contrast 0 response experiments, the center of the receptive field was first determined with a 100-mm spot.
The center spot was presented to the receptive center.
Unlike spotted alfalfa aphid, vein chlorosis was not observed after spotted clover aphid feeding in this experiment.
The deformable mirror is placed before the final focusing optic (the experimental optic) and the wavefront sensor is placed after the focal spot.
When the test spot was moved in nonpreferred directions, the selectivity for opposing motion disappeared.
The interaction conditions are significantly changing with the laser focus spot position.
Some pupils spotted wrong notes that had not been edited out.
From the enlarged phase space area it becomes clear that the transmission must become worse when enlarging the beam spot.
Most of the hairs arise from little creamy white dots, some of which are enclosed in small round black or bluish grey spots.
For these pest groups, climatic conditions and geographical distribution of pests (downy mildews, corn borers, etc.) restrict the importance to some hot spots.
See all examples of spot
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.

Collocations withspot


spot

These are words often used in combination with spot.

Click on a collocation to see more examples of it.


bright spot
Each brightspot represents an interface within the body.
brown spot
Thorax white, shoulders with a brownspot.
From
Wikipedia

This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
dark spot
One wing lacked the apical darkspot and the preapical pale plus apical pale was 0.52 mm.
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.
See all collocations with spot
随便看

 

反思网英语在线翻译词典收录了377474条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2005-2024 fscai.com All Rights Reserved 更新时间:2025/2/2 17:43:25