Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #1723
spot
斑点；圆点
a small round or irregular patch on a surface
- 1.
A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
表面上颜色、质地等不同的圆形或不规则斑点
- 2.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
相对于某区域表面特征的位置点
- 3.
A stain or disfiguring mark.
污点或损毁的标记
- 4.
a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
用于广告的短小片段或插图(如广播或电视节目之间或杂志中的)
- 5.
A pimple, papule or pustule.
丘疹,脓疱
- 6.
an outstanding characteristic
突出的特点
- 7.
A symbol on a playing card, domino, die, etc. indicating its value; a pip.
扑克牌、骨牌、骰子等上的点数符号
- 8.
A small, unspecified amount or quantity.
少量,未指定的数量
- 9.
A location or area.
地点或区域
- 10.
A parking space.
停车位
- 11.
An official determination of placement.
名次的官方确定
- 12.
A bright lamp; a spotlight.
明亮的灯；聚光灯
- 13.
A difficult situation.
困境
- 14.
One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter.
保护者(在动作中提供支持或协助,或准备在安全需要时协助的人)
- 15.
Penalty spot.
罚球点
- 16.
The act of spotting or noticing something.
发现或注意到某事物的行为
- 17.
A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak.
一种常见家鸽的变种,因其喙上方头部有一斑点而得名
- 18.
A food fish (Leiostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States, with a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides.
美国大西洋沿岸的一种食用鱼(Leiostomus xanthurus),肩后有一黑斑,侧面有十五条斜纹
- 19.
The southern redfish, or red horse (Sciaenops ocellatus), which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.
南方红鱼或红马(Sciaenops ocellatus),尾基两侧各有一斑点
- 20.
An autosoliton.
自孤子
- 21.
A decimal point; point.
小数点；点
- 22.
Any of various points marked on the table, from which balls are played, in snooker, pool, billiards, etc.
斯诺克、普尔、台球等中球桌上标记的各种点,用于开球或击球
- 23.
Any of the balls marked with spots in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the stripes.
普尔游戏中带有斑点的球,一名玩家目标将其击入袋中,另一名玩家执条纹球
地点；位置；污渍；污点；粉刺；痘痘；少量；一点儿；插播广告；广告短片
In use
There is a black spot on the white wall.
She noticed a greasy spot on her shirt.
The dog has a brown spot above its left eye.
a bright spot on a planet
Connections
Collocations
- on the spot
- 当场，立即
- He paid me on the spot.他当场付了钱给我。
- spot check
- 抽查
- The teacher did a spot check of homework.老师对作业进行了抽查。
- spot market
- 现货市场
- Gold prices on the spot market fell.现货市场的黄金价格下跌了。
- spot light
- 聚光灯；公众注意
- The singer stood in the spot light.歌手站在聚光灯下。
- blind spot
- 盲点
- Drivers should check their blind spots.司机应检查盲点。
- spot treatment
- 局部处理
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：'spot' = 一个点，既可指污点也可指地点。
Context & Register
中性语体，多用于描述物体表面的小污点或斑点，如皮肤、衣物上的印记，比较常见于日常对话和书面描述。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end with the '-ot' spelling and share the same vowel sound /ɑt/ as the ending of 'spot'. Be careful: 'spit' (/spɪt/) and 'spat' (/spæt/) look similar but have different vowel sounds.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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