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read the police blotter
blotter 常作 read 的宾语，police blotter 指警方的每日记录。
She read the police blotter every morning.
她每天早上都会读警方记事簿。
记事簿
blotters — plural of blotter
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
记事簿
daily police record
She read the police blotter every morning.
她每天早上都会读警方记事簿。
作为桌面文具的吸墨纸本中的一张吸墨纸。
A piece of blotting paper in a pad as a piece of desk furniture.
警察局的每日逮捕和其他事件的登记簿。
A daily register of arrests and other events in a police station.
按时间和简要描述列表记录相关事件的登记簿。
A register of the related events made in the form of the list of times and brief descriptions.
The officer wrote the suspect's name in the blotter.
警察把嫌疑人的名字写进了记事簿。
According to the blotter, the incident was reported at midnight.
根据记事簿，事件是在午夜报告的。
The reporter checked the police blotter for updates on the case.
记者查看了警察记事簿，寻找案件的最新进展。
blotter 常作 read 的宾语，police blotter 指警方的每日记录。
She read the police blotter every morning.
她每天早上都会读警方记事簿。
用 on 表示内容被记录在记事簿上。
The incident was reported on the police blotter.
这件事被记在警方记事簿上。
blotter 作主语时，常用 show、list、record 等动词说明其内容。
The blotter shows the date and time of each arrest.
记事簿显示每次逮捕的日期和时间。
Not this
He blotters the ink with a towel.
Use this
He blots the ink with a towel.
blotter 是名词，指吸墨纸或警察局的记事簿；动词是 blot，表示“吸干/弄湿”。把名词误当动词使用是常见错误，改为 blots 后句子语法和意思才正确。
Not this
She wrote her class notes in her blotter.
Use this
She wrote her class notes in her notebook.
blotter 特指警察局的每日记事记录或吸墨纸，不是普通的记事本。汉语“记事簿”不能直接对应 blotter，记笔记应用 notebook。
Not this
The police officer wrote the details on the police blotter.
Use this
The police officer wrote the details in the police blotter.
在表示往书、本子等记录本里写内容时，介词用 in；blotter 是一本记录本，受汉语“在……上”的影响误用 on，应改为 in。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
警局记事簿
The suspect's name was entered in the police blotter.
嫌疑人的名字被记入了警局记事簿。
桌面吸墨垫
The desk blotter was covered with ink stains.
桌面吸墨垫上沾满了墨渍。
吸墨纸
The blotter paper absorbed the spilled ink.
吸墨纸吸收了洒出的墨水。
Use blotters naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：吸墨纸吸住墨痕，警察用它记下每日逮捕——blotter就是记事簿。
语域：neutral 常见场景：police station、crime reporting、local news 该义指警察局的每日事件记录（如逮捕记录），多用于警务、新闻报道等正式或半正式场合，属于中性书面语。日常口语中若提到，通常加上 police 说 police blotter。
与 blotter 押韵：hotter, plotter, potter, squatter, totter —— 都以 /ɒtə/ 结尾。注意拼写：hotter, plotter, potter, totter 为 …otter，squatter 为 …atter 但发音相同。letter 形似但不押韵，其元音为 /e/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.