
英:/'spɒt/ 美:/'spɑːt/
斑点
过去式:spotted 过去分词:spotted 现在分词:spotting 第三人称单数:spots 复数:spots
初中,高中,CET4,CET6,考研,IELTS,TOEFL,GMAT
n. 地点;斑点
vt. 认出;弄脏;用灯光照射
vi. 沾上污渍;满是斑点
adj. 现场的;现货买卖的
adv. 准确地;恰好
Some spots on your clothes have been washed away.
你衣服上的污渍洗干净了。
I spotted the teacher who had taught us at a glance.
我一眼就认出了之前给我们上课的老师。
It's spotting outside, and our hearts were heavy.
外面下着小雨,我们的心情十分沉重。
She stood rooted to the spot with fear.
她一动不动地站在那个地方 十分害怕
The baby's whole body was covered in small red spots.
当时这孩子浑身布满小红点
I have a spot for you here.
我帮你在这儿留了个位置。
I'll take you to an old spot my grandpa used to take me to.
我带你去个老地方,我爷爷以前常带我去。
Starbucks it is! We'll meet at our usual spot of choice.
那就在星巴克吧!我们老地方见。
My teacher read my essay but couldn’t spot any mistakes.
我的老师读了我的文章,但没有发现任何错误。
I couldn’t spot my friend in the big crowd of people.
我无法在人群中认出我的朋友。
Spot on? I don't know what you're talking about. You were way off!
准确无误?我都不知道你在说什么。你错得离谱!
Your prediction about that company was spot on!
你对那家公司的预测完全正确!
We've narrowed down our vacation spot to Las Vegas or New York.
我们已经把我们的度假地点缩小到拉斯维加斯或者纽约了。
When it comes to reading people, she's always spot on.
要说看人的话,她总是很准。
We found a great vacation spot off the beaten track, so no one else was around.
我发现了一个人迹罕至的旅游景点,这样就不会很拥挤了。
Oh, is that a spot near the red building?
那栋红色大楼旁边是不是有个位置?
Alright, now let's back into that parking spot beside the garbage can.
好了,我们现在把车倒到垃圾箱旁边的那个停车位去。
I don't know about you two, but I'd love to go to that brunch spot again.
我不知道你俩怎么想,但我还想去那个吃早午餐的地方。
He answered the question on the spot.
他当场就回答了那个问题。
The male bird has a red spot on its beak.
雄鸟喙上有一个红点。
X marks the spot.
X标出了所说的地点。
An ambulance was on the spot within minutes.
几分钟之内,一辆救护车便赶到现场。
He knew her weak spot where Steve was concerned.
他了解她在与史蒂夫有关事情方面的缺点。
on the spot
立刻,当场;在危险中;处于负责地位
hot spot
[生化]热点;过热点;潜在的危险地区
scenic spot
风景区;景点
spot welding
n. 点焊
bright spot
光点;辉点;高兴的事
n.|location/site/where;地点;斑点
vt.|recognize/soil/mud/dirty;认出;弄脏;用灯光照射
adj.|on-the-spot/on-site;[贸易]现场的;现货买卖的
adv.|accurately/just/true;准确地;恰好
"spot"是一个多义词,在英语中具有丰富的语义层次和实际应用场景,以下从不同角度进行详细解析:
1. 名词用法
2. 动词用法
3. 形容词用法
该词源自古英语"sputt",经中古英语"spot"演变而来,词义扩展过程体现了英语词汇发展的典型特征。语言学研究表明,其多义性主要源自空间概念向抽象领域的隐喻延伸。
1. 基本定义
"spot" 是一个多功能词汇,既可作名词、动词,也可作形容词和副词,含义随语境灵活变化,核心语义包括:
"There’s a spot of ketchup on the tablecloth."(桌布上有一点番茄酱渍斑)。
"This is a nice spot for a house."(这里是建房的好地方)。
"Let's take a spot of lunch."(吃点午餐)。
"She found herself in a messy spot."(她发现自己陷入了窘境)。
"Andrew spotted the advert in the paper."(安德鲁注意到了报纸中的广告)。
"The wine spotted the tablecloth."(红酒弄脏了桌布)。
"The night sky is spotted with stars."(夜空繁星点点)。
"spot market"(现货市场)。
"He arrived spot on time."(他准时到达)。
1. 固定短语
"He gave Jimmy a seltzer on the spot."(他当场递给吉米一杯苏打水)。
"Hawaii is above the Pacific Ocean hot spot."(夏威夷位于太平洋热点上方)。
"Ed had a blind spot where ethics were concerned."(埃德在伦理问题上存在盲区)。
"The city is famed for its scenic spots."(该市以风景优美著称)。
2. 学科与场景应用
"The spot where gravity readings are high is an old impact crater."(重力异常高的区域是古老陨石坑的一部分)。
"Moths with dark spots survived better in polluted areas."(带黑斑的蛾子在污染地区存活率更高)。
"We have an open spot for part-time work."(我们有一个兼职职位空缺)。
1. 词形变化与时态
"Kettlewell released moths marked with paint spots."(凯特尔韦尔放生了标记斑点的蛾子)。
"The pear had bruises of dark spots."(梨子有碰伤的黑斑)。
2. 地区差异
3. 常见错误
"I spotted my friend in the crowd."(我在人群中认出了朋友)。
"We’re in a tight spot financially."(我们陷入了财务困境)。
"A mascon is a dense spot in the moon’s crust."(质量瘤是月球地壳中的高密度区域)。
"Leaf spots indicate plant disease."(叶斑是植物病害的表现)。
通过以上分析,"spot" 在不同语境中可表达具体物体(斑点)、抽象位置(场所)、动作(发现)及状态(困境),需结合上下文和学科背景灵活理解。
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