dapple sth
及物用法,宾语通常是地面、墙面、水面等能形成明暗斑点的表面。
Morning light dappled the forest floor.
晨光在森林地面上洒下斑驳的光影。
使有斑驳或斑点,或变斑驳或斑点。;(使)起斑纹
To mark with spots or mottled patches, or to become marked this way.
使有斑驳或斑点,或变斑驳或斑点。
To mark or become marked with mottling or spots.
一般现在时
The sunlight dapples the forest floor.
阳光使森林地面斑驳陆离。
一般过去时
The leaves dappled the ground yesterday.
昨天树叶使地面斑驳。
现在完成时
Rain has dappled the windows.
雨水使窗户斑斑点点。
规则动词,过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The sunlight dappled the forest floor through the leaves.
阳光透过树叶在森林地面上形成斑驳的光影。
用法提示:这里 dapple 作为动词,表示阳光使地面出现斑驳的图案。
Her face was dappled with freckles from spending too much time in the sun.
她的脸上因为长时间晒太阳而布满了雀斑。
用法提示:dappled 是 dapple 的过去分词形式,用作形容词,描述脸上有斑点的状态。
The painter dappled the canvas with small dots of color to create texture.
画家用彩色小点在画布上点缀出斑驳的效果以增加质感。
用法提示:dappled 作为过去式,表示画家在画布上添加斑点。
及物用法,宾语通常是地面、墙面、水面等能形成明暗斑点的表面。
Morning light dappled the forest floor.
晨光在森林地面上洒下斑驳的光影。
常用被动结构,with 后接造成斑驳效果的光、影、颜色等。
The path was dappled with sunlight.
小路上洒满斑驳的阳光。
及物结构,with 引出形成斑点的成分,强调施动者造成的结果。
The trees dappled the ground with shade.
树木在地面上投下斑驳的阴影。
不及物用法,表示表面自身变得斑驳或出现斑点。
The horse's coat dapples as it ages.
这匹马的毛色随着年龄增长出现斑驳的花纹。
grammar · medium
易错句子The deer's coat is dapple in the sunlight.
正确表达The deer's coat is dappled in the sunlight.
dapple 是动词;描述“有斑点的”状态时,要用过去分词 dappled 作形容词,不能直接用动词原形。
grammar · medium
易错句子The forest floor dappled with sunlight.
正确表达The forest floor was dappled with sunlight.
描述地面“被阳光照出斑驳光影”的状态,要用 be + 过去分词构成的被动或系表结构;dappled 本身不是限定动词,不能单独作谓语。
dapple 指形成斑驳的斑点或花纹;dabble 指短暂涉水或浅尝某种活动。两者仅拼写和读音相近,意思不同。
dapple 常指较大面积的斑驳、明暗交错的斑纹(如阳光下的树影);speckle 强调密集的小点。表达细密小点时用 speckle。
dapple 多指圆斑或光影形成的斑驳;mottle 常指颜色不均的斑块或杂色,常用于皮肤、叶片等表面。描述不规则色块时用 mottle。
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