Word · Frequency #20827
speckled
/ˈspekld/
adjective
有斑点的
having a pattern of small spots or specks
常用于描述鸟蛋、皮肤等
- 1.
Marked with dots or spots, spotted.
有斑点或点的,带斑点的。
- 2.
Sporadically and irregularly marked.
零星不规则地标记
有斑点或点的,带斑点的。；零星不规则地标记
In use
The bird's eggs were speckled with blue and brown.
Her face was speckled from the sun.
The old painting was speckled with tiny cracks.
speckled + noun
speckled 用作定语，修饰名词。
a speckled bird
一只带斑点的鸟
be speckled
speckled 用作表语，说明主语的特征。
The egg is speckled.
这个鸡蛋有斑点。
be speckled with sth
后接 with 表示‘布满...斑点’，sth 为具体事物。
The sky was speckled with stars.
天空布满星星。
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Grammar Note
常用作定语或表语；后接 with 表示布满...斑点
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