stipple sth
及物用法，后面直接接被点画的表面或区域。
The illustrator stippled the background to suggest soft shading.
插画师用细点描绘背景，以表现柔和的阴影。
用细点表现阴影效果。；点彩
To use small dots to create an effect of shading, as in drawing or painting.
用细点表现阴影效果。
To use small dots to give the appearance of shading to.
一般现在时
She stipples the canvas with tiny dots.
她用小点点点画画布。
一般过去时
He stippled the entire wall yesterday.
他昨天点画了整面墙。
现在进行时
The artist is stippling the shadows.
艺术家正在点画阴影。
规则动词，过去式及过去分词加-ed。
To create texture, the artist stippled the shadow areas with a fine pen.
为了制造质感，艺术家用细笔在阴影部分点画出纹理。
用法提示：stippled 是 stipple 的过去式，作谓语动词，表示用点状笔触表现阴影。
She is stippling the background to give the painting a soft, grainy look.
她正在给背景点画，让画作有柔和、颗粒感的效果。
用法提示：is stippling 是现在进行时，表示正在用点画法绘制。
The illustrator stipples the leaves so they look rough and shaded.
插画师用点画法画树叶，让它们看起来粗糙且有阴影。
用法提示：stipples 是第三人称单数现在时，描述习惯性动作。
及物用法，后面直接接被点画的表面或区域。
The illustrator stippled the background to suggest soft shading.
插画师用细点描绘背景，以表现柔和的阴影。
with 后接用来点画的小点、斑点或图案。
He stippled the wall with small dark dots.
他在墙上点满了深色小点。
被动形式常用来描述表面布满细点或斑点。
The bird's eggs are stippled with brown speckles.
这种鸟的蛋上布满了褐色斑点。
grammar · medium
易错句子The artist stippled on the paper to create soft shadows.
正确表达The artist stippled the paper to create soft shadows.
stipple 是及物动词，后面直接接被点画的表面，不加介词 on。汉语说“在纸上点画”，容易把“在”直译成 on，但英语里 the paper 直接作宾语。
grammar · medium
易错句子The wall was stippled by small dots of paint.
正确表达The wall was stippled with small dots of paint.
被动结构里 by 引出动作的执行者，而小点只是工具或材料，要用 with 引出；此处不存在施动者，所以应说 stippled with small dots。
grammar · medium
易错句子The background is stipple to give it texture.
正确表达The background is stippled to give it texture.
系动词 is 后面表示状态要用过去分词 stippled（被动/形容词性用法），不能用动词原形 stipple。
stipple 是用密集细点有规律地表现阴影或质感，常为刻意的绘画技法；speckle 多指自然或随机地布满斑点，不强调用点来画阴影。
stipple 的“点”是用于表现阴影的细小笔触；dapple 指光、色或动物皮毛形成明暗交错的斑块，常为自然效果，不表示点画技法。
stipple 用点表现阴影；hatch 用一组平行线表现阴影，是素描或版画中另一种排线技法。两者都属阴影技法，但笔触形式不同。
stipple + -ing（名词）
stipple + -ed（形容词）
stipple + -er（名词）
stipple + brush（名词）
stipple + engraving（名词）
stipple + effect（名词）
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