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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。
小斑点；微粒；一小片
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小斑点；微粒；一小片
A tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt; a very small piece of something.
There was a speck of dust on the lens.
镜头上有一粒灰尘。
微小的斑点或颗粒,尤其是污垢
A tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt.
脂肪；猪油；肥肉
Fat; lard; fat meat.
很小的斑点
a very small spot
极小量；微粒；一点点
A very small amount; a particle; a whit.
There's a speck of dust on your glasses.
你的眼镜上有一粒灰尘。
AI contextual example
She wiped every speck of dirt off the kitchen counter.
她把厨房台面上的每一点污渍都擦掉了。
AI contextual example
I don't have a speck of doubt about his honesty.
我对他的诚实没有丝毫怀疑。
AI contextual example
the plane was just a speck in the sky
飞机在天空中只是一个斑点。
WordNet
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。
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。
用于强调完全没有某物，常带否定意味。
The kitchen was spotless, not a speck of dirt anywhere.
厨房一尘不染，到处都没有一丝污垢。
常与 on/in 连用表示具体位置。
He wiped a speck off his glasses.
他擦掉了眼镜上的一个小点。
Not this
There is a dust speck on the table.
Use this
There is a speck of dust on the table.
英语中表示‘一小点某物’时，固定结构是‘a speck of + 物质名词’，不能将物质名词作为定语前置。
Not this
I saw speck on his shirt.
Use this
I saw a speck on his shirt.
speck 是可数名词单数，在泛指时必须加不定冠词 a/an，不能省略冠词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一粒灰尘
There was a speck of dust on the lens.
镜头上有一粒灰尘。
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。
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。
一点光
A speck of light appeared in the distance.
远处出现了一点光。
一丝希望
There was a speck of hope in his voice.
他的声音里带着一丝希望。
油漆斑点
He wiped specks of paint off the floor.
他擦掉了地板上的油漆斑点。
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联想"speck"与"specks"（斑点），记住它表示微小的点或小片。
通常用于非正式场合，指很小的点、片或量。
All listed words share the 'eck' spelling and rhyme perfectly with 'speck' (/spɛk/), as the stressed vowel and following consonant match.
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