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blots

UK //blɒts//US //blɑːts//

词源

源自中古英语 'blot',可能与古挪威语 'blettr'(斑点)有关。

noun

❶ 指墨水或污渍在纸面上留下的痕迹,通常是不小心弄脏的斑点或污点。

“There are several ink blots on my notebook.”

(我的笔记本上有几处墨水污渍。)

“She tried to remove the coffee blots from her shirt.”

(她试图去除衬衫上的咖啡渍。)

❶ 比喻为不光彩的行为或污点,常用于形容名誉或记录上的瑕疵。

“The scandal was a blot on his career.”

(这场丑闻是他职业生涯中的一个污点。)

“She wanted to erase the blots from her past.”

(她想抹去过去的污点。)

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

verb

❶ 指用墨水或颜料弄脏纸张或其他表面,形成污渍或斑点。

“He blotted the page with his pen.”

(他用钢笔弄脏了纸张。)

“She blotted her dress with sauce.”

(她用酱汁弄脏了裙子。)

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 the spilled water with a towel.”

(她用毛巾吸干了洒出的水。)

“He blotted the ink with a tissue.”

(他用纸巾吸干了墨水。)

同义词:absorb, soak up, dry, wipe, dab

常见短语

blot out — 指完全遮盖或消除某物,常用于形容光线被遮挡或记忆被抹去。

“The clouds blotted out the sun.”

(云层遮住了太阳。)

blot one's copybook — 比喻因犯错而损害自己的声誉或记录,常用于非正式场合。

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

(他因开会迟到而损害了自己的声誉。)