speck

英 [spek]

美 [spek]

n.  小点; 污点

复数：specks　现在分词：specking　过去式：specked　

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Collins.1 / BNC.15041 / COCA.10442

牛津词典

noun

• 小点；污点
  a very small spot; a small piece of dirt, etc.
  1. The ship was now just a speck in the distance.
     此时，那艘船不过是远处的一个小点。
  2. specks of dust
     尘埃

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 污点;痕迹;斑点;小块
  Aspeckis a very small stain, mark, or shape.
  1. ...a speck of blood.
     一点血迹
• N-COUNT (粉末状物质的)微粒
  Aspeckis a very small piece of a powdery substance.
  1. Billy leaned forward and brushed a speck of dust off his shoes.
     比利俯身擦掉了鞋子上的一丝灰尘。

英英释义

noun

• a very small spot
  1. the plane was just a speck in the sky
  Synonym:pinpoint
• a slight but appreciable amount
  1. this dish could use a touch of garlic
  Synonym:touchhinttingemitepinchjotsoupcon
• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
  Synonym:atommoleculeparticlecorpusclemote

verb

• produce specks in or on
  1. speck the cloth

双语例句

• Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark.
  我们的行星在广大包围著我们的、近乎无限的宇宙黑暗中，仅是一点微尘。
• So, we get a little speck here and an even tinier speck here.
  这里有个小斑点，和一个甚至更小的斑点。
• A speck of green caught his eye.
  一个绿色的微粒进入他的眼帘。
• The car accelerated away and be soon just a speck on the horizon
  汽车加大油门开走了，不一会儿就消失在地平线上，看上去只有一个小点了
• He flipped a speck of dust off.
  他把一点尘迹弹掉。
• Shirley flicked a speck of fluff from the sleeve of her black suit
  雪莉弹掉了黑色套装袖子上的一点小绒毛。
• Billy leaned forward and brushed a speck of dust off his shoes.
  比利俯身擦掉了鞋子上的一丝灰尘。
• Could you rub that speck off the window?
  你能擦去窗上那个斑点吗？
• A speck of dust on the patent leather of her boot.
  她的漆皮靴上沾了点土。
• He's not a drug user, but he goes clubbing and the speck was so small.
  他不是一个毒品使用者，但他接着杵和斑点是这么小。