Word · Frequency #4132
dot
点上;用点标出
to make or mark with a dot or dots
- 1.
scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
散布或点缀如点或钉
- 2.
make a dot or dots
打点或加点
- 3.
mark with a dot
用点标记
点缀;布满;散布或点缀如点或钉;打点或加点;用点标记;作小点记号
In use
She dotted the i's in her signature carefully.
The map was dotted with small red pins to show the locations.
He is dotting the canvas with tiny dots of paint.
Verb forms
base dot · third person dots · -ing dotting · past dotted · past participle dotted
规则动词,注意双写t。
Connections
Collocations
- be dotted with
- 布满;点缀着
- The hills were dotted with sheep.山坡上点缀着羊群。
- dot the landscape
- 点缀大地;遍布于某处
- Wind turbines dot the landscape.风力发电机点缀着这片大地。
- dot the sky
- 点缀天空
- Kites dot the sky.风筝点缀着天空。
- dot the i's and cross the t's
- 一丝不苟;注重细节
- Before you send the email, dot the i's and cross the t's.发送电子邮件前,要一丝不苟、注重细节。
Idioms & figurative uses
- dot the i's and cross the t's
- 注重细节,一丝不苟Before submitting the report, she dotted all the i's and crossed all the t's.在提交报告之前,她把所有细节都检查得一丝不苟。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 dot 看成一个小圆点,动词就是“打点、点缀”:拿笔尖轻轻点一下,留下一个小点(dot)。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:descriptive writing、document marking 作动词时,“dot”通常表示“点缀”或“打点”。在描述性书面语中更常见(如“be dotted with”),也可用于标记或书写场景,属于中性语域,日常和正式场合均可使用。
Grammar Note
及物和不及物均可使用
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 dot (/dɑt/) 真正押韵,因为重读元音和尾辅音相同:hot、not、pot、lot、got、shot。注意形近异音词 dote (/doʊt/) 和 doth (/dʌθ/) 看起来相似但发音不同,不押韵。
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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