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blot

UK /blɒt/US /blɑːt/

词源

源自中古英语 'blot', 可能来自古诺尔斯语 'blettr'(斑点),与古英语 'blāt'(苍白)有关。

noun

❶ 指墨水、颜料等液体在纸或其他表面上留下的污渍或斑点,通常是不小心弄上的。

“There was a big blot of ink on his shirt.”

(他的衬衫上有一大块墨水渍。)

“She tried to remove the blot from the paper with a tissue.”

(她试图用纸巾擦掉纸上的污渍。)

❶ 比喻人或事物上的污点或瑕疵,通常指道德或声誉上的不良记录。

“The scandal was a blot on his career.”

(这桩丑闻是他职业生涯中的一个污点。)

“She considered her past mistakes a blot on her character.”

(她认为过去的错误是她性格上的污点。)

同义词:stain, smudge, spot, blemish, mark

verb

❶ 指用墨水、颜料等弄脏或留下污渍,通常是不小心造成的。

“He blotted the page with his pen.”

(他用钢笔在纸上留下了污渍。)

“She blotted her dress with coffee.”

(她的咖啡弄脏了裙子。)

❶ 指用吸墨纸或其他材料吸干液体,使其不再扩散或留下痕迹。

“She blotted her lipstick with a tissue.”

(她用纸巾轻轻按掉多余的口红。)

“He blotted the spilled water with a towel.”

(他用毛巾吸干了洒出的水。)

同义词:absorb, dry, soak up, mop up

常见短语

blot out — 指完全遮盖、消除或忘记某事物,常用于描述光线被遮挡或记忆被刻意遗忘。

“The clouds blotted out the sun.”

(云层遮住了太阳。)

blot one's copybook — 英国俚语,指因犯错而损害自己的名声或记录,多用于工作或学校场景。

“He blotted his copybook by arriving late to the meeting.”

(他因开会迟到而损害了自己的形象。)