词汇 | spotty |
释义 | spotty adjective uk /ˈspɒt.i/ us /ˈspɑː.t̬i/ spottyadjective (SKIN)UK used to describe a person with spots on their skin: (人的皮肤)多丘疹的,多粉刺的 I knew him when he was just a spotty youth.在他还是个满脸粉刺的少年时,我就认识他了。 Skin complaints & blemishes acne rosacea age spot anti-crack anti-dandruff anti-leprosy cold sore cyst dermatitis macular nettlerash papular papule pemphigus pimply prickle pustule scabby ulcer verruca wart spottyadjective (NOT ALWAYS GOOD)US(UKpatchy) bad in some parts: (质量)参差不齐的,有好有坏的 She has a fairly spotty work record.她的工作业绩时好时坏。 Sales have picked up a little but they're still spotty.销售有所好转,但仍然起伏不定。 Quite good, or not very good acceptable acceptably adequacy adequate adequately goodish government half decent iffy impure passable passably patchily patchiness patchy scratch the/your average bearidiom unspectacular up to scratchidiom weedy Examples of spottyspotty They have a spottier record on the second commandments, those associated with errors of omission. There was fibrotic replacement of the muscle fibers with spotty calcification and rare lymphocytes in the septum. However, cost-effectiveness literature is limited, with spotty coverage. While many varieties are represented, the samples seem to be somewhat sparse and uneven, and the sound quality spotty. While knowledge of these components is still quite spotty, tuna inventories, for example, have started collecting gender data on catches. Additionally, we find it plausible that a rational agent may have spotty priors. In addition to these trends, heavy elements show spotty distributions that are helpful in interpreting the core profiles. When it comes to viewing the councils as instruments of revelation, many agree that the record of councils, even the major ones, is extremely spotty. In short, the extant evidence is spotty. Elsewhere, the history is spotty and careless. Where the police force is underpaid, poorly trained, and corrupt, enforcement of any law, including one having to do with the environment, is bound to be spotty. I am told you can drink it without becoming fat, spotty or developing a hangover, according to some of the publicity in favour of it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not dealing with those who have been described as spotty-faced 16-year-olds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All those measures are designed to deal in different ways with the same problem, that of spotty but sometimes severe unemployment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here again, it is going to be spotty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of spotty 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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