Word · Frequency #15041
speck
/spek/
verb
使有斑点；弄上小点
to mark with specks; to speckle
- 1.
To mark with specks; to speckle.
用斑点标记；使有斑点
用斑点标记；使有斑点；使有斑点
In use
The painter specked the wall with small dots of yellow paint.
She is specking the cake with tiny pieces of chocolate.
Light rain specked the car windows before we left.
Verb forms
base speck · third person specks · -ing specking · past specked · past participle specked
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- be specked with
- 带有……斑点；布满……斑点
- The roof was specked with moss.屋顶上布满了点点的苔藓。
Idioms & figurative uses
- not a speck
- 一点也不；丝毫没有There is not a speck of truth in what he said.他所说的话里没有丝毫真实的成分。
- a speck of truth
- 一丝真实性；一点点道理Even the most outrageous rumor often contains a speck of truth.即使最离谱的谣言也往往含有一丝真实性。
- a speck on the horizon
- 初现的迹象；隐患的苗头The economic crisis was first seen as just a speck on the horizon.这场经济危机最初只是被视为初现的迹象。
Synonyms
- speckle
- 使布满小斑点 · speckle 与 speck 语义几乎相同，常可互换；speckle 多强调细点均匀分布。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
speck 是“小斑点”，作动词即“使有斑点”，联想：拼写中 s 像一个小点，点在表面。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary writing、descriptive prose speck 作动词时表示“使有斑点、用斑点点缀”，多用于书面或文学性描写中，正式语境比较常见；日常口语中较少单独使用，常可换成更常用的表达。
Grammar Note
及物动词，常接宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with /spɛk/ (stressed /ɛk/): check, deck, neck, wreck, tech, spec. Beware lookalikes such as 'speak' (/spiːk/), 'sleek' (/sliːk/), and 'spick' (/spɪk/) — they are spelled similarly but sound different.
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
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