Word · Frequency #11768
blot
污渍；斑点
A mark or stain on a surface, made by a coloured substance or dirt.
- 1.
A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
由有色物质造成的瑕疵、斑点或污渍。
- 2.
a blemish made by dirt
污点
- 3.
A stain on someone's reputation or character; a disgrace.
对某人声誉或品格的污点；耻辱。
- 4.
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
损害名声的行为
- 5.
A method of transferring proteins, DNA or RNA, onto a carrier.
将蛋白质、DNA或RNA转移到载体上的方法。
- 6.
An exposed piece in backgammon.
西洋双陆棋中的暴露棋子。
污点；耻辱；有损名誉的行为；印迹法；暴露的棋子；单子；由有色物质造成的瑕疵、斑点或污渍。；污点
In use
There is an ink blot on the corner of the page.
The oil blot on his shirt would not come out in the wash.
After the rain, a dark blot appeared on the ceiling.
he made a huge blot on his copybook
Connections
Collocations
- ink blot
- 墨渍；墨水污点
- There was a large ink blot on the page.这页纸上有一大块墨渍。
- a blot on someone's reputation
- 名誉上的污点
- The scandal left a blot on her reputation.这桩丑闻给她的名誉留下了污点。
- a blot on the landscape
- 大煞风景的东西
- The new billboard is a blot on the landscape.新广告牌大煞风景。
- Western blot
- 蛋白质印迹法
- They used a Western blot to confirm the presence of the protein.他们用蛋白质印迹法确认了该蛋白质的存在。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a blot on the landscape
- 煞风景的人或事物The old power station is a blot on the landscape.那座旧发电站真是大煞风景。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：b 像黑色污点，加 lot（许多），许多黑点聚在一起就成了 blot（污渍）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：written descriptions、literary contexts、discussing ink or paint marks 这里指“污渍、斑点”这一义项。blot 多用于书面描写或文学语境，属于中性偏书面用词；日常口语中表达相同意思通常用 stain。在描述墨水、颜料等有色物质造成的痕迹时比较常见。
Grammar Note
作'污点、耻辱'解时常与 on 连用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with 'blot' in General American: the vowel is /ɑ/ and the final consonant is /t/. The spelling 'ot' is pronounced /ɑt/ here. Beware lookalikes such as 'blow' (/bloʊ/) and 'bloom' (/blum/), which look similar but do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.