Word · Frequency #15041
speck
使有斑点；弄上小点
核心释义
to mark with specks; to speckle
- 1.
用斑点标记；使有斑点
To mark with specks; to speckle.
用斑点标记；使有斑点；使有斑点
用法In use
The painter specked the wall with small dots of yellow paint.
用法提示：specked 是动词 speck 的过去式，表示“在……上弄上小点、使有斑点”。
She is specking the cake with tiny pieces of chocolate.
用法提示：specking 是动词 speck 的现在分词，表示“使布满小点、点缀着小点”。
Light rain specked the car windows before we left.
用法提示：specked 是动词 speck 的过去式，在这里表示“使（窗户）带有小点”。
be specked with sth
最常用的形式，用来说明某物表面布满小点或小斑块。
The bird's eggs are specked with dark brown.
这些鸟蛋上布满了深褐色的斑点。
speck sth with sth
主动结构，强调人为地在某物上点上小点。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
习语与比喻表达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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词，常接宾语
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
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