spot

英 [spɒt]

美 [spɑːt]

n.  斑点; 污迹; 污渍; 脏点; (皮肤上的)丘疹，疱疹，粉刺; 脓疱
v.  看见; 看出; 注意到; 发现; (对比赛对手)让分，让子，让步
adj.  现货交易的; 立即支付的

复数：spots　过去式：spotted　过去分词：spotted　现在分词：spotting　第三人称单数：spots　

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同义词辨析

placelocationpositionscenesitespot【导航词义：位置，地点】

习惯用语

n.

in a (tight) spot
• 处于困境
  in a difficult situation
on the spot
• 当场；当下
  immediately
• He answered the question on the spot.
  他当场就回答了那个问题。
• an on-the-spot parking fine
  当场进行的违章停车罚款处罚
• 在现场
  at the actual place where sth is happening
• An ambulance was on the spot within minutes.
  几分钟之内，一辆救护车便赶到现场。
• an on-the-spot report
  现场报道
• 在原地
  in one exact place, without moving in any direction
• Running on the spot is good exercise.
  原地跑步是一种很好的锻炼。
put sb on the spot
• （提出难题）使某人尴尬，使某人为难
  to make sb feel awkward or embarrassed by asking them a difficult question
• The interviewer's questions really put him on the spot.
  采访者的问题使他很下不来台。
a/the bright spot
• （不幸或逆境中的）可喜部分，闪光点
  a good or pleasant part of sth that is unpleasant or bad in all other ways
• The win last week was the only bright spot in their last ten games.
  上周的胜利是他们最近十场比赛中唯一振奋人心的一次。
glued to the spot
• 动弹不得；吓呆了；惊呆了
  not able to move, for example because you are frightened or surprised
hit the spot
• 发挥正当作用；适得其用；恰到好处
  if sth hits the spot it does exactly what it should do
knock spots off sb/sth
• 远远胜过某人（事物）；大大超过；使相形见绌
  to be very much better than sb/sth
a leopard cannot change its spots
• 本性难改；禀性难移
  people cannot change their character, especially if they have a bad character
be riveted to the spot/ground
• 吓呆了；呆若木鸡
  to be so shocked or frightened that you cannot move
have a soft spot for sb/sth
• 喜欢某人（或某物）
  to like sb/sth
• She's always had a soft spot for you.
  她一直喜欢你。

v.

be spotted with sth
• 满是…斑点
  to be covered with small round marks of sth
• His shirt was spotted with oil.
  他的衬衣上满是油点。

牛津词典

noun

斑点；点 small mark
• 斑点
  a small round area that has a different colour or feels different from the surface it is on
  1. Which has spots, the leopard or the tiger?
     有斑点的是豹还是虎？
  2. The male bird has a red spot on its beak.
     雄鸟喙上有一个红点。
  3. She was wearing a black skirt with white spots.
     她穿着一条黑底白点的裙子。
• 污迹；污渍；脏点
  a small dirty mark on sth
  1. His jacket was covered with spots of mud.
     他的上衣满是泥点。
  2. rust spots
     锈斑
• （皮肤上的）丘疹，疱疹，粉刺；脓疱
  a small mark or lump on a person's skin, sometimes with a yellow head to it
  1. The baby's whole body was covered in small red spots.
     当时这孩子浑身布满小红疙瘩。
  2. teenagers worried about their spots
     为长粉刺而烦恼的青少年
地点 place
• 地点；场所；处所
  a particular area or place
  1. a quiet/secluded/lonely, etc. spot
     宁静、僻静、偏僻等的地方
  2. He showed me the exact spot where he had asked her to marry him.
     他把他当时向她求婚的确切地点指给我看。
  3. She stood rooted to the spot with fear (= unable to move) .
     她吓得呆若木鸡地站在那里。
  4. a tourist spot
     旅游景点
少量 small amount
• 少量；一点
  a small amount of sth
  1. He's in a spot of trouble.
     他遇到一点麻烦。
• 几滴，少许（液体）
  a small amount of a liquid
  1. I felt a few spots of rain.
     我感觉掉雨点了。
一段节目 part of show
• （电视、广播中或俱乐部、剧院演出中）某演员的固定节目，某类节目的固定栏目
  a part of a television, radio, club or theatre show that is given to a particular entertainer or type of entertainment
  1. a guest/solo spot
     嘉宾节目；单人表演
竞赛 in competition
• 排名位置
  a position in a competition or an event
  1. two teams battling for top spot
     争夺冠军地位的两个队
灯光 light灯光 light

verb

• 看见；看出；注意到；发现
  to see or notice a person or thing, especially suddenly or when it is not easy to do so
  1. I finally spotted my friend in the crowd.
     我终于在人群中看见了我的朋友。
  2. I've just spotted a mistake on the front cover.
     我刚才在封面上发现了一处错误。
  3. Can you spot the difference between these two pictures?
     你能不能看出这两幅画有什么不同？
  4. Neighbours spotted smoke coming out of the house.
     邻居们发现有烟从这所房子里冒出来。
  5. No one spotted that the gun was a fake.
     没有人留意到那是一支假枪。
  6. I soon spotted what the mistake was.
     我很快就看出错误所在了。
• （对比赛对手）让分，让子，让步
  to give your opponent or the other team an advantage
  1. We spotted the opposing team two goals.
     我们让对手两个球。

adj.

• 现货交易的；立即支付的
  connected with a system of trading where goods are delivered and paid for immediately after sale
  1. spot prices
     现货价格

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 小圆点;斑点
  Spotsare small, round, coloured areas on a surface.
  1. The leaves have yellow areas on the top and underneath are powdery orange spots...
     叶子的表面有黄色斑块，背面则有桔色粉状圆点。
  2. The swimsuit comes in navy with white spots or blue with green spots.
     这款泳衣有藏青色带白色圆点的，也有蓝色带绿色圆点的。
• N-COUNT (皮肤上的)小肿块，斑点
  Spotson a person's skin are small lumps or marks.
  1. Never squeeze blackheads, spots or pimples.
     千万不要挤黑头、小肿块或粉刺。
• N-COUNT (液体的)滴，点
  Aspot ofa liquid is a small amount of it.
  1. Spots of rain had begun to fall...
     雨点开始落下来了。
  2. Secure with a few spots of glue.
     用几滴胶水粘住。
• QUANT 少量;少许
  If you have aspot ofsomething, you have a small amount of it.
  1. Mr Brooke is undoubtedly in a spot of bother...
     布鲁克先生肯定遇到了点小麻烦。
  2. A year or two ago I found myself indulging in a spot of yachting in Finnish waters...
     一两年前，我有一阵子曾迷上了在芬兰海域中进行帆船运动。
  3. We've given all the club members tea, coffee and a spot of lunch.
     我们为所有俱乐部成员都提供了茶、咖啡和简单的午餐。
• N-COUNT 地点;处所
  You can refer to a particular place as aspot.
  1. They stayed at several of the island's top tourist spots...
     他们在岛上最著名的几处旅游景点作了停留。
  2. They all stood there staring, as if frozen to the spot.
     他们都站在那儿发愣，就像被冻在那里似的。
• N-COUNT (电视、广播节目的)固定时段
  Aspotin a television or radio show is a part of it that is regularly reserved for a particular performer or type of entertainment.
  1. Unsuccessful at screen writing, he got a spot on a CNN film show.
     写电影剧本未获成功后，他在美国有线新闻网的一档电影节目中争取到了一个固定时段。
• See also:Vicenzo failed to spot the error...He left the party seconds before smoke was spotted coming up the stairs.spottedblack spotblind spot
• PHRASE 在现场
  If you areon the spot, you are at the actual place where something is happening.
  1. ...areas where troops are on the spot and protecting civilians...
     有部队在现场保护平民的地区
  2. Mr Connolly is their 'man on the spot' and the person you can call if you have a complaint.
     康诺利先生是他们的“现场代表”，要投诉可以和他联系。
• PHRASE 立即;当场
  If you do somethingon the spot, you do it immediately.
  1. James was called to see the producer and got the job on the spot...
     詹姆斯被叫去见制片人，当场就得到了那份工作。
  2. The surveyor will use a laptop computer to give on the spot advice.
     检测员会用一台手提电脑当场给出意见。
• PHRASE 使…陷入困境;使…为难
  If youputsomeoneon the spot, you cause them to have to answer a difficult question or make a difficult decision.
  1. He put me on the spot a bit because he invited me right in front of his mum and I didn't particularly want to go...
     他让我有点难堪，因为他当着他母亲的面邀请我，而我又不太想去。
  2. Even clever people are not terribly clever when put on the spot.
     即便是聪明人在面对难题时也未必就能表现得特别聪明。
• PHRASE 处于困境
  If you arein a tight spot, you are in a difficult situation.
  1. In a tight spot there is no one I would sooner see than Frank.
     有麻烦时，我会首先去找弗兰克。
• rooted to the spot→ see:rooted

英英释义

noun

• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
  1. he made a huge blot on his copybook
  Synonym:blotsmearsmirchstain
• a job in an organization
  1. he occupied a post in the treasury
  Synonym:positionpostberthofficebilletplacesituation
• a business establishment for entertainment
  1. night spot
• a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value
  1. an eight-spot
• a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area
  Synonym:spotlight
• a small contrasting part of something
  1. a bald spot
  2. a leopard's spots
  3. a patch of clouds
  4. patches of thin ice
  5. a fleck of red
  Synonym:speckledapplepatchfleckmaculation
• a blemish made by dirt
  1. he had a smudge on his cheek
  Synonym:smudgeblotdaubsmearsmirchslur
• an outstanding characteristic
  1. his acting was one of the high points of the movie
  Synonym:point
• a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance
  1. they changed his spot on the program
• a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
• a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
  Synonym:pip
• a point located with respect to surface features of some region
  1. this is a nice place for a picnic
  2. a bright spot on a planet
  Synonym:topographic pointplace
• a small piece or quantity of something
  1. a spot of tea
  2. a bit of paper
  3. a bit of lint
  4. I gave him a bit of my mind
  Synonym:bit
• a slight attack of illness
  1. he has a touch of rheumatism
  Synonym:touch

verb

• mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition
  1. spot the areas that one should clearly identify
• become spotted
  1. This dress spots quickly
• make a spot or mark onto
  1. The wine spotted the tablecloth
  Synonym:fleckblobblot
• mar or impair with a flaw
  1. her face was blemished
  Synonym:blemish
• catch sight of
  Synonym:descryespyspy
• detect with the senses
  1. The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
  2. I can't make out the faces in this photograph
  Synonym:recognizerecognisedistinguishdiscernpick outmake outtell apart

双语例句

• They all stood there staring, as if frozen to the spot.
  他们都站在那儿发愣，就像被冻在那里似的。
• Never squeeze blackheads, spots or pimples.
  千万不要挤黑头、小肿块或粉刺。
• That puts the president in a tight spot if the vote is not a resounding 'yes'
  如果投票结果不是一个响亮的“是”，总统的处境就不妙了。
• Unsuccessful at screen writing, he got a spot on a CNN film show.
  写电影剧本未获成功后，他在美国有线新闻网的一档电影节目中争取到了一个固定时段。
• Now with this particular piece of instrumentation, you can actually spot individual carbon atoms.
  现在利用这件特定的仪器，就可以真正观察到单个碳原子了。
• Mr Connolly is their 'man on the spot' and the person you can call if you have a complaint.
  康诺利先生是他们的“现场代表”，要投诉可以和他联系。
• In a tight spot there is no one I would sooner see than Frank.
  有麻烦时，我会首先去找弗兰克。
• On the night of the fireworks we had a really good spot.
  观看焰火表演的那天晚上，我们找了一个非常好的位置。
• The leaves have yellow areas on the top and underneath are powdery orange spots
  叶子的表面有黄色斑块，背面则有桔色粉状圆点。
• A year or two ago I found myself indulging in a spot of yachting in Finnish waters
  一两年前，我有一阵子曾迷上了在芬兰海域中进行帆船运动。