spot

[spɔt]

n.地点, 场所, 职位, 污点, 斑点, 少量, 聚光灯, 插播节目
adj.现场的, 现货的,插播的
v.(使)产生污渍, 玷污, 认出, 用灯光照射

例句与用法:

Luckily there was a doctor on the spot.

幸运的是现场有一位医生。

Did you feel a few spots of rain?

下了几滴雨,你感觉到了吗?

He was hit by a falling tree and killed on the spot.

他被倒下来的树击中,当场死亡。

She spotted her friend in the crowd.

她在人群中认出了她的朋友。

He finally spotted just the shirt he wanted.

他最後找到了他想要的衬衫。

They were spotted by police as they were entering the bank.

他们走进银行时被警察认出来了。

He spotted his reputation by lying repeatedly.

他因反复说谎而败坏了自己的名声。

Spain is our favorite holiday spot.

西班牙是我们喜欢的度假地点。

词形变化:

形容词: spottable | 动词过去式: spotted | 动词过去分词: spotted | 动词现在分词: spotting | 动词第三人称单数: spots |

详细释义:

n.[C]

1. 斑点, 斑块

2. 污点; 污渍

The boy's white shirt was marked up with spots of ink.

那男孩的白衬衫上有墨水渍。

3. 疤; 痣; 丘疹; 疮

4. 场所, 地点

This is the spot where the two trucks collided.

这儿就是两辆卡车相撞的地点。

5. 职位, 职务

She found a spot as a secretary.

她找到一个秘书的职位。

6. 娱乐场所, 旅游胜地[P]

7. 【口】处境; 困境

Whenever she was in a spot she turned to him for help.

每当她遇到困难时, 就找他帮忙。

8. 【口】聚光灯

9. 【口】(广播、电视等中的)定期小节目

10. (节目间的)广告插播

11. 【美】【俚】(用在数字后)……年徒刑

He was serving a ten spot for arson.

他因纵火罪在服十年徒刑。

12. 【英】【口】少量, 少许[S][(+of)]

13. 【鸟】斑头鸽

14. 【商】现货[P]

15. 【足】罚球点

vt.

1. 在……上饰以斑点[H][(+with)]

2. 使沾上污点, 弄脏[H][(+with)]

His boots were spotted with mud.

他的靴子上沾有泥渍。

3. 玷污, 污辱

The scandal spotted his character.

那件丑闻玷污了他的人格。

4. 【口】认出, 发现[O4]

My father spotted several spelling mistakes in my composition.

我父亲在我作文里发现了好几个拼写错误。

5. 【军】探明……的位置

6. 用聚光灯照

7. 在……上做记号

8. 布置, 散布, 安置[H][(+with)]

vi.

1. 沾上污渍; 产生污渍

This silk scarf spots easily.

这块丝绸围巾容易沾上污渍。

2. 从云中探明敌方目标[(+for)]

3. 【英】【口】下间断小雨

a.

1. 立即的, 当场做出的

The union leaders made a spot decision to stage a strike.

工会领导人当场作出罢工的决定。

2. 现付的; 从事现金交易的

3. 现场广播的, 现场报导的

Several television stations gave spot coverage to the conference.

好几家电视台对大会作了现场报导。

4. (广告)插在节目间的

ad.

【英】【口】恰好, 准确地


短语词组:

in a spot

1. 在困难中

He was in a spot because he'd lost his car keys.

他有了麻烦, 因为他把汽车钥匙丢了。

knock spots off

1. 轻易击败

There's one student who knocks spots off all the others.

有一个学生轻易地把所有其他人都甩在后面。

on the spot

1. 立刻; 当场

At the party, the students put him on the spot by asking him to sing.

在宴会上, 学生们当场请他出来唱歌, 使他很尴尬。

Anyone breaking the rules will be asked to leave on the spot.

任何犯规的人都要立即离场。

put sb. on the spot

1. 使某人陷于窘境

You've put me on the spot here: I can't answer your question.

这下你可把我难住了――我回答不出你的问题。