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speckle

UK //ˈspek.əl//US //ˈspek.əl//

词源

源自中古荷兰语 'spekkel',与古英语 'specca'(斑点)相关,可能源自原始日耳曼语词根,表示小标记或污点。

noun

❶ 指物体表面上的小斑点或色块,通常是不规则分布的小点,常见于自然物体或人工制品上。

“The bird's eggs have blue speckles on them.”

(这种鸟的蛋上有蓝色斑点。)

“Granite often contains speckles of different minerals.”

(花岗岩通常含有不同矿物的斑点。)

同义词:spot, fleck, dot, mark, speck

verb

❶ 用斑点装饰或覆盖某物,使其表面出现分散的小点或色块。

“Sunlight speckled the forest floor through the leaves.”

(阳光透过树叶在森林地面上洒下斑驳的光点。)

“She speckled the cake with chocolate chips.”

(她在蛋糕上撒了巧克力碎做装饰。)

同义词:dot, stipple, sprinkle, fleck, dapple

常见短语

speckled with — 描述某物表面被许多小斑点覆盖的状态,常用于自然现象或装饰效果。

“The path was speckled with fallen cherry blossoms.”

(小径上洒满了飘落的樱花斑点。)