| 词汇 | dapple |
| 释义 | dapple verb[ T ] uk /ˈdæp.əl/ us /ˈdæp.əl/ to cover something with spots of colour that are lighter or darker than the main colour, or to cover something with areas of light and darkness: （使）有斑点;（使）成斑驳 At 7,000 feet, thin patches of snow dapple the sandstone.在海拔7000英尺的地方，沙岩上覆盖着薄薄的雪斑。 For centuries, scientists have measured the sun's activity by counting how many sunspots dapple its surface. Britten's opera "A Midsummer Night's Dream" opens with shimmering curtains of blue-green fabric and swirling pools of light dappling the stage. The cat was at the kitchen door, alert, a shaft of sunlight dappling the stripes of his back. As he walks deeper into the woods, branches of oak, hickory and sugar maple trees dapple the sunlight. Patterns and shapes amorphous arabesque argyle asymmetrically asymmetry flecked formless formlessly fretted geoglyph scalloped scissor semilunaris shapeable shaped wavery wavily weave willow pattern zigzag You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Giving out light dapple noun[ C ] uk /ˈdæp.əl/ us /ˈdæp.əl/ a small area of colour or light: 斑点;斑驳 They walked through a dapple of sunlight that shifted as the breeze shifted the leaves.他们走过一片斑驳的阳光，光斑随着微风吹动树叶而移动。 The illustrations by Jane Ray are all exquisitely patterned with circles, stars, dapples, dots and curlicues and are delicately and ravishingly coloured. The little horse had dapples in his coat. There is really an extraordinary range of different barks. I think my favourite has to be the dapples of spotted gum bark (Eucalyptus maculata). Patterns and shapes amorphous arabesque argyle asymmetrically asymmetry flecked formless formlessly fretted geoglyph scalloped scissor semilunaris shapeable shaped wavery wavily weave willow pattern zigzag Examples of dappledapple I find it extremely difficult to believe that any member of a crowd could recognise next day one dapple-grey horse out of seven. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Three of the seven officers riding dapple-grey horses saw the woman being treated by foot police, but they were unaware of any reason for withdrawing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the morning you see the bluebell wood, a mass of beautiful blue, under the dapple green of the beech trees. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Both have dappled grey bodies, black hands and feet and white cheeks, although the cheek hairs of the red-shanked douc are much longer. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The boy's death is presumed accidental, except for one unexplained detail: his face was dappled with strange crescent shaped marks. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Horses that express the silver dapple gene (and do not have the gray gene) are born that color and it will not lighten. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The specks a light sensitive, dapple-skinned, forest-dwelling folk are said to retain vestiges of magic in a world which is becoming progressive and technologised. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In some double dapples, there are varying degrees of vision and hearing loss, including reduced or absent eyes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Dapples on a bay horse suggest good condition and care, though many well-cared for horses never dapple. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The silver dapple gene in horses does not affect the eyes, skin, or red pigment. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. If a dachshund has one single spot of dapple, it is a dapple. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In keeping with this sense of history and tradition, the brewery keeps a small team of dapple-grey shire horses. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This coloration is the result of the relatively rare silver dapple gene acting on a black base coat. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The grey plumage of the underparts or the mantle is marked by pale dappling or scalloping. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Immature birds are brown with white dappling and have greenish facial skin. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of dapple 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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