Word · Frequency #15041
speck
小斑点；微粒；一小片
A tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt; a very small piece of something.
- 1.
A tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt.
微小的斑点或颗粒,尤其是污垢
- 2.
Fat; lard; fat meat.
脂肪；猪油；肥肉
- 3.
a very small spot
很小的斑点
- 4.
A very small amount; a particle; a whit.
极小量；微粒；一点点
- 5.
A juniper-flavoured ham originally from Tyrol.
原产于蒂罗尔的杜松味火腿
- 6.
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
(非专业用法)任何东西的一小片
- 7.
A small etheostomoid fish, Etheostoma stigmaeum, common in the eastern United States.
一种小型鱼,常见于美国东部
- 8.
The blubber of whales or other marine mammals.
鲸鱼或其他海洋哺乳动物的脂肪
- 9.
a slight but appreciable amount
轻微但可察觉的量
- 10.
The fat of the hippopotamus.
河马的脂肪。
极少量；一点；丝毫；脂肪；肥肉；杜松子风味火腿；小镖鲈；微小的斑点或颗粒,尤其是污垢
In use
There's a speck of dust on your glasses.
She wiped every speck of dirt off the kitchen counter.
I don't have a speck of doubt about his honesty.
the plane was just a speck in the sky
a speck of + noun
常用于描述极小的可见物，如灰尘、污点等。
There was a speck of dust on the lens.
镜头上有一粒灰尘。
specks of + noun (plural)
复数形式泛指多个小点。
She noticed specks of paint on the floor.
她注意到地板上有油漆斑点。
not a speck of + noun (uncountable)
用于强调完全没有某物，常带否定意味。
Connections
Collocations
- a speck of dust
- 一粒灰尘
- There was a speck of dust on the lens.镜头上有一粒灰尘。
- a tiny speck
- 一个小斑点
- I saw a tiny speck on the horizon.我看到地平线上有一个小斑点。
- without a speck
- 一点也没有
- The kitchen was clean without a speck of dirt.厨房很干净，一点污垢也没有。
- a speck of light
- 一点光
- A speck of light appeared in the distance.远处出现了一点光。
- a speck of hope
- 一丝希望
- There was a speck of hope in his voice.他的声音里带着一丝希望。
- specks of paint
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想"speck"与"specks"（斑点），记住它表示微小的点或小片。
Context & Register
通常用于非正式场合，指很小的点、片或量。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the 'eck' spelling and rhyme perfectly with 'speck' (/spɛk/), as the stressed vowel and following consonant match.
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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