spot
- IPA[spät]
美式
- a small round or roundish mark, differing in color or texture from the surface around it；a small mark or stain
- see, notice, or recognize (someone or something) that is difficult to detect or that one is searching for；recognize that (someone) has a particular talent, especially for sports or show business
verb: spot, 3rd person present: spots, gerund or present participle: spotting, past tense: spotted, past participle: spotted
noun: spot, plural noun: spots
- 釋義
- 片語
名詞
- 1. a small round or roundish mark, differing in color or texture from the surface around it ladybugs have black spots on their red wing covers 同義詞
- ▪ a small mark or stain a spot of mildew on the wall 同義詞
- ▪ a pimple. 同義詞
- ▪ a moral blemish or stain.
- ▪ North American a pip on a domino, playing card, or die.
- 2. a particular place or point a nice secluded spot an ideal picnic spot 同義詞
- ▪ a small feature or part of something with a particular quality his bald spot there was one bright spot in a night of dismal failure
- ▪ (in sports) an advantage allowed to a player as a handicap.
- ▪ a position within a listing; a ranking the runner-up spot
- ▪ a place for an individual item within a show she couldn't do her usual singing spot in the club 同義詞
- 3. British informal a small amount of something a spot of rain 同義詞
- 4. denoting a system of trading in which commodities or currencies are delivered and paid for immediately after a sale trading in the spot markets the current spot price
- 5. short for spotlight
- 6. North American informal a banknote of a specified value a ten-spot
- 7. South African a bar or other drinking establishment (usually in a private home in a township) that operates without an official permit her father was at the spot with his friends
動詞
- 1. see, notice, or recognize (someone or something) that is difficult to detect or that one is searching for Andrew spotted the ad in the paper the men were spotted by police 同義詞
- ▪ recognize that (someone) has a particular talent, especially for sports or show business we were spotted by a talent scout
- ▪ locate an enemy's position, typically from the air they were spotting for enemy aircraft
- ▪ (in weight training, gymnastics, etc.) observe (a performer) in order to minimize the risk of accidents or injuries.
- 2. mark with spots the velvet was spotted with stains 同義詞
- ▪ become marked with spots a damp atmosphere causes the flowers to spot
- ▪ cover (a surface or area) thinly thorn trees spotted the land
- ▪ archaic stain or sully the moral character or qualities of they might be spotted merely with the errors introduced by Luther 同義詞
- 3. place (a billiard ball or football) on its designated starting point.
- 4. North American informal give or lend (money) to (someone) I'll spot you $300
- ▪ allow (an advantage) to (someone) in a game or sport the higher-rated team spots the lower-rated team the difference in their handicaps
