Word · Frequency #4132
dot
小圆点;点
A small, round spot or a very small circular shape.
- 1.
A small, round spot.
小而圆的点。
- 2.
A weapon or ability that deals damage over time as opposed to or in addition to direct damage.
一种武器或能力,造成持续伤害而非直接伤害。
- 3.
a very small circular shape
非常小的圆形
- 4.
A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.
用于表示句子结束或单词缩写部分的标点符号;句号。
- 5.
the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
美国联邦部门,负责制定和协调国家交通计划;成立于1966年
- 6.
A point used as a diacritical mark above or below various letters of the Latin script, as in Ȧ, Ạ, Ḅ, Ḃ, Ċ.
在拉丁字母上方或下方用作变音符号的点,如Ȧ、Ạ、Ḅ、Ḃ、Ċ。
- 7.
the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
摩尔斯电码中较短的信号
- 8.
A symbol used for separating the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole part, for indicating multiplication or a scalar product, or for various other purposes.
用于将小数部分与整数部分分开的符号,表示乘法或标量积,或用于其他用途。
- 9.
in musical notation, a symbol in the form of a small point placed after a note, indicating that its duration is to be augmented by 50%.
在乐谱中,放在音符后的小点,表示其时值增加50%。
- 10.
One of the two symbols used in Morse code.
摩尔斯电码中使用的两个符号之一。
- 11.
Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.
任何小而像斑点的东西;小部分或样本。
句号;句点;小数点;点;少量;一点点;变音符号;附加点;附点
In use
There is a tiny dot on the paper where you need to sign.
The artist used dots of various colors to create the painting.
Please connect the dots to complete the picture.
draw lines between the dots
a dot of [sth]
表示微量。
Add a dot of glue to the paper.
在纸上加一小点胶水。
dot on [surface]
There is a black dot on the wall.
墙上有一个黑点。
the dot over [letter]
Connections
Collocations
- polka dot
- 圆点花纹
- She wore a dress with polka dots.她穿了一件带圆点花纹的连衣裙。
- dot matrix
- 点阵
- The printer uses dot matrix technology.打印机使用点阵技术。
- dot product
- 点积
- We calculated the dot product of the two vectors.我们计算了两个向量的点积。
- on the dot
- 准时
- The train arrived at 9 o'clock on the dot.火车在9点准时到达。
- dot com
- 网络公司(域名)
- Many dot com companies emerged in the 1990s.许多网络公司在20世纪90年代兴起。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Dot就像字母i上面的小圆点,一看到它就想起了那个小小的圆形符号。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:数学、图形、日常 通常用于各种场合,没有明显正式或非正式区别。
Grammar Note
作为'美国交通部'时通常大写为DOT。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the '-ot' ending and rhyme with /-ɑt/. Be cautious of words like 'dote' (/doʊt/) which look similar but have a different vowel sound.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,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。
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