| 单词 | spot |
| 释义 | Word family noun spot adjective spotted spotless spotty verb spot adverb spotlessly Related topics: Television & radiospot1 /spɒt $ spɑːt/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] 1 place 地方PLACEAREA a particular place or area, especially a pleasant place where you spend time 〔尤指休闲的〕地点，处所 a nice quiet spot on the beach 海滩上一个安静的好地方 I chose a spot well away from the road. 我选了一个远离马路的地点。in a spot a small cottage in an idyllic spot 位于恬静宜人之处的一座小村舍on a spot Why do they want to build a house on this particular spot? 他们为什么要在这个地方建一栋房子？the exact/same/very spot the exact spot where the king was executed 国王被处死的确切地点spot for an ideal spot for a picnic 野餐的理想地点► see thesaurus at place2 area 面积 a usually round area on a surface that is a different colour or is rougher, smoother etc than the rest （圆）点，斑点 SYN patch a white cat with brown spots 带褐色斑点的白猫spot of Two spots of colour appeared in Jill’s cheeks. 吉尔的脸颊上出现了两块色斑。3 mark 痕迹AREA a small mark on something, especially one that is made by a liquid 〔尤指液体留下的〕污渍，斑痕 There was a big damp spot on the wall. 墙上有一大块湿印。spot of a few spots of blood 一些血渍4 on skin 皮肤上 a) a small round red area on someone’s skin that shows that they are ill 〔疾病引起的〕红斑 He had a high fever and was covered in spots. 他发着高烧，满身红斑。 b) British English a small raised red mark on someone’s skin, especially on their face 〔尤指脸上红色的〕丘疹；粉刺 SYN pimple Becka was very self-conscious about her spots. 贝卡很在意自己的粉刺。5 on the spot a) IMMEDIATELYif you do something on the spot, you do it immediately, often without thinking about it very carefully 立即，马上；当场 → on-the-spot He had to make a decision on the spot. 他得马上作出决定。 b) if you are on the spot, you are in the place where something is happening 在现场 We ought to find out the views of the people on the spot. 我们应当了解一下在现场的那些人的看法。 c) British English if you walk, run, or jump on the spot, you do it staying in the same place, without moving around 在原地〔走、跑、跳〕 SYN American English in place If running outside doesn’t appeal, try jogging on the spot indoors. 如果对室外跑步不感兴趣的话，可以试试在室内原地慢跑。6. put somebody on the spot ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO somethingto deliberately ask someone a question that is difficult or embarrassing to answer 〔故意提出难以回答或尴尬的问题〕使某人难堪7 tv/radio 电视/广播AMT a short period of time when someone can speak or perform on radio or television 〔某人在广播或电视中说话或表演的〕节目时段 He was given a 30-second spot just after the news. 新闻之后，他有一段 30 秒钟的出镜时间。 a guest spot on ‘The Tonight Show’ 在《今夜秀》中的嘉宾时间8 position 位置POSITION/RANK a position in a list of things or in a competition 〔在排序表、比赛中的〕位置；名次 The budget has a regular spot on the agenda. 预算是一项常规议程。in a spot Manchester United are still in the top spot after today’s win. 今天获胜后，曼联队继续位居榜首。9 weak spot a) FAULT/something WRONGa point at which someone or something is not very good 弱点，不足（之处） I carried on with my questions, sensing a weak spot in his story. 我觉得他的叙述中有个疑点，于是继续提问。 b) American EnglishLIKE somebody OR something if someone has a weak spot for something, they like it very much 〔对某物的〕特别喜爱，偏爱 I’ve always had a weak spot for chocolate. 我一向爱吃巧克力。10 tight spot informalPROBLEM a difficult situation 困境 This puts the chairman in a very tight spot. 这让主席陷入了非常难办的境地。 I hope you can help get me out of a tight spot. 我希望你能帮助我脱离困境。11 bright spot HOPEsomething that is good in a bad situation 亮点，困境中使人高兴的事 The computer industry is the one bright spot in the economy at the moment. 眼下，计算机产业是经济的唯一亮点。 The only bright spot of the evening was when the food arrived. 那天晚上唯一令人高兴的是食物送到的时候。12 a spot of something British English informalLITTLE/NOT MUCH a small amount of something 一点点某物 Do you fancy a spot of lunch? 你要吃一点午饭吗？ I’ve been having a spot of bother (=some problems) with my car. 我的汽车出了点问题。13 spots of rain British EnglishHEM a few drops of rain 几滴雨 A few spots of rain began to fall. 天空下起了几滴小雨。14. five-spot/ten-spot etc American English spokenPEC a piece of paper money worth five dollars, ten dollars etc 五美元/十美元等纸币 → beauty spot, blackspot, blind spot, → change your spots at change1(16), → G-spot, → high point/spot at high1(12), → hit the spot at hit1(28), → hot spot, → knock spots off at knock1(19), → be rooted to the spot at root2(5), → have a soft spot for somebody at soft(16), → trouble spotExamples from the Corpusspot• Oh no, I've got a spot on my new shirt!• Gabel's wins earned him a spot on the Olympic team.• He had a bald spot, under a straggle of brown hair, and a ratty Fu Manchu moustache.• He has a bald spot on the top of his head.• But even Hymes has his blind spots.• Our cat is covered with big brown spots.• And after James Brooks dropped out of the directing spot, Ted Demme jumped in.• The museum sits on the exact spot where gold was first discovered.• The essay is good, but a few spots still need some work.• Detectives found a few spots of blood on the carpet.• This looks like a good spot to stop and rest.• Do you mind cleaning the grease spots behind the stove?• grease spots• There are bike trails to the highest spot on the island, which has magnificent views of San Francisco.• Supporters contend that Slaughterhouse Canyon is an ideal spot.• The letter was covered in small ink spots, as though his hand had been shaking as he wrote it.• It took me about twenty minutes to find a parking spot.• It looked like a perfect spot for a picnic.• a chicken-pox spot• Put some of the hardier plants outdoors in a protected spot.• She agreed to meet him at the same spot the next evening.• a 30-second spot on the local radio station• People had left flowers at the spot where the police officer was killed.• Soon, they ceased to live on the spot, and employed agents to do their work.• I stood frozen to the spot unable to do anything.• Las Vegas has a growing reputation as an entertainment and vacation spot.• I think on all these courses you've got to pick your spots.in a spot• As it stands, Fuller and the Warriors are in a spot neither wanted.• Now all eyes were directed to the wide stage, bathed in spots and footlights.• He got his popcorn and the lady laid his quarter change in a spot of melted butter on the glass.• A sharp eyed youngster should have no difficulty in spotting the loose change, that so often litter such areas.• The skill is in spotting these slight wind changes.• While working at Lyons Corner House in April 1942, he came out in spots.• They make me come out in spots.spot of• There were spots of blood on the rag.guest spot• Thomas's promotional tour included a guest spot on "The Tonight Show."• At last year's final, another pop group, Dollar, also mimed to a recording for its guest spot.in a spot• As it stands, Fuller and the Warriors are in a spot neither wanted.• Now all eyes were directed to the wide stage, bathed in spots and footlights.• He got his popcorn and the lady laid his quarter change in a spot of melted butter on the glass.• A sharp eyed youngster should have no difficulty in spotting the loose change, that so often litter such areas.• The skill is in spotting these slight wind changes.• While working at Lyons Corner House in April 1942, he came out in spots.• They make me come out in spots.Related topics: Sportspot2 ●●○ S3 verb (spotted, spotting) [transitive] 1 NOTICEto notice someone or something, especially when they are difficult to see or recognize 发现；注意到；看出，认出 I spotted a police car behind us. 我发现有辆警车在我们后面。 It can be hard for even a trained doctor to spot the symptoms of lung cancer. 即使是训练有素的医生也很难看出肺癌的症状。spot somebody doing something Meg spotted someone coming out of the building. 梅格看到有个人从大楼里出来。difficult/easy to spot Drug addicts are fairly easy to spot. 瘾君子很容易辨认。spot that One of the station staff spotted that I was in difficulty, and came to help. 一位车站工作人员看到我有困难，就过来帮忙。► see thesaurus at notice, see2 be spotted with something MARKto have small round marks or small pieces of something on the surface 〔表面〕满是某物的斑点 The windscreen was spotted with rain. 挡风玻璃上点点滴滴全是雨水。3 American EnglishDSADVANTAGE to give the other player in a game an advantage 〔在比赛中给对手〕让〔一定的分数等〕spot somebody something He spotted me six points and he still won. 他让了我六分，但还是赢了。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusspot• A resident spotted a man sitting in his car watching the explosion and notified the police.• If you are lucky, you will also spot a pelican or two.• It now appears that much of the change whose initial signs he spotted did in fact reflect a climatic shift.• Police finally caught up with Serrano when he was spotted eating in an Upper East Side restaurant.• Termites are often relatively easy to spot, especially in the early stages.• Even people who have been in the business for decades sometimes have trouble spotting impostor curls.• He was spotted in the Manhattan area in mid-May.• If you spot Mom and Dad coming, warn me.• She won't be difficult to spot -- she's got pink hair and weighs about 300 pounds.• She quickly spotted the danger of relying on Hal for everything.• Some children spotted the feet sticking out of the bushes by the roadside.• I'm glad you spotted the mistake before it was too late.• Drops of milk spotted the table.• If there are many volunteers then spotting them will be like trying to spot a needle in a haystack.• I dropped my keys in the grass, but luckily Jim spotted them.• I spotted this article about it in the paper.• They've spotted us - let's get out of here.• Smith told me later they had spotted Wilson making his way back to Ashley Gardens on foot.difficult/easy to spot• Fat cats are rare and easy to spot.• Hard to define but easy to spot.• The odd Militant supporter appears at the conference rostrum and is easy to spot.• They become bogeymen, earthly Aliens, and -- despite the fake human faces they develop -- very easy to spot.• Actual long coats, although difficult to spot at this age, will show in fluffy long hairs on the ears in particular.• Being almost the colour of the rocks, the Harpies are difficult to spot before they move.• Termites are often relatively easy to spot, especially in the early stages.• It's easy to spot flocks of geese as they migrate.spot somebody something• He spotted me six points and he still won.spot3 adjective [only before noun] BBfor buying or paying immediately, not at some future time 现货的；现付（款）的 They won’t take credit; they want spot cash. 他们不给赊账，要求付现。 He quoted us a spot price for the goods. 他给我们报了商品的现货价格。Examples from the Corpusspot• At any moment the current spot exchange rate is the anticipated spot exchange rate discounted to the present.• Most of the change in the current spot exchange rate reflects changes in the anticipated spot exchange rate.• Both the four eye and spot fin have a posterior eye spot.• In Tokyo, spot gold was last quoted at $ 400. 25 per ounce.• All the gold fulfilled maturing forward contracts where the contract price exceeded the spot price.spot price• Market-wide information appeared to be a cause of futures prices leading spot prices.• This means that the futures price is likely to differ from the realized spot price.• However, the correlations between current changes in the spot price and lagged changes in the futures price were low.• The width of this band depends not only on f, but also on the spot price and the riskless interest rate.• There is a close relationship between futures prices and spot prices, especially as the delivery date approaches.• So to avoid significant arbitrage profits, the futures and spot prices must converge.• The fair futures prices is equal to the current spot price plus the cost of carry.From Longman Business Dictionaryspotspot /spɒtspɑːt/ adjective FINANCE involving delivery now, rather than in the futureThe settlement period for spot transactions is two business days.a spot cash payment (=for goods that are delivered immediately)Origin spot1 (1100-1200) Perhaps from Middle Dutch spottespot1 nounspot2 verbspot3 adjectiveChinese area, especially Corpus Business pleasant or a a place place particular |
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