
spotting
词源
源自中古英语 'spoten',与古英语 'spott'(斑点)相关,最终可能源自原始日耳曼语。动词用法最早记录于14世纪,名词用法始于17世纪。
noun
❶ 指发现或识别某物的行为,通常用于描述注意到特定事物或现象的过程。
“Bird spotting is a popular hobby among nature lovers.”
(观鸟是自然爱好者中流行的爱好。)
“She enjoys plane spotting at the airport on weekends.”
(她喜欢周末在机场观察飞机。)
❶ 指织物或衣物上出现的小污渍或斑点,通常是不规则形状的。
“There's some spotting on your white shirt near the collar.”
(你白衬衫领子附近有些污渍。)
“The dry cleaner removed all the spotting from my dress.”
(干洗店去除了我裙子上的所有污渍。)
verb
❶ 指发现或注意到某人或某物,通常指在特定环境中识别出目标。
“The lifeguard was spotting swimmers in difficulty.”
(救生员正在观察遇到困难的游泳者。)
“We spent hours spotting rare birds in the wetlands.”
(我们花了数小时在湿地观察稀有鸟类。)
❶ 指在健身或体操中协助他人完成动作,防止受伤的行为。
“Make sure someone is spotting you when you try this difficult lift.”
(当你尝试这个困难举重动作时,确保有人保护你。)
“The coach was spotting the gymnast during her routine.”
(教练在体操运动员练习时进行保护。)
常见短语
spotting scope — 一种高倍率的小型望远镜,常用于观察野生动物或体育赛事等远距离目标。
“He brought his spotting scope to get a better view of the eagles.”
(他带了观察镜来更好地观察老鹰。)
spotting error — 指发现或识别出某个错误或问题的过程,常用于学习或质量控制场景。
“The editor is excellent at spotting errors in manuscripts.”
(这位编辑非常擅长发现手稿中的错误。)