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单词 smudge
释义
smudge1 nounsmudge2 verb
smudgesmudge1 /smʌdʒ/ noun [countable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Ella had a smudge of green paint on her cheek.
  • There was a lipstick smudge on the rim of my cup.
  • You can't hand your homework in with those smudges all over it.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • It can invert, flip, rotate, scale, stretch, smudge and anything else you might want it to do.
  • Nothing on it, just a few smudges.
  • Over on the horizon there was a dark-blue smudge of land to be seen only in first clear light.
  • Purple lines floated on the surfaces of his eyes, coming briefly into focus, then retreating into vague smudges.
  • Sometimes a finger pressed over semi-wet paint will create a controlled smudge for distant branches.
  • Suddenly a flock of all-dark shearwaters appeared, only the underwing showing a pale smudge.
  • This rumor contains smudges of truth.
  • Typically the fisherman is a lone black smudge hunched on his bait-box for hours at a time.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSa dirty mark
a dirty area on something that spoils its appearance: · The bark of the tree had made black marks on her trousers.
a small mark on something: · a grease spot on my shirt
a mark that is difficult to remove, especially one made by a dark liquid: · a wine stain on the tablecloth· blood stains
a mark that is made when something touches against a surface: · There was a smudge of lipstick on his cheek.· He had a smudge of chalk on his jacket.
a mark that is made by a small amount of something spread across a surface: · The table had a smear of paint on the top.
(also fingermark British English) a mark on the surface of something that is made by someone’s fingers: · The glass was covered with greasy fingerprints.
Longman Language Activatora mark on something that spoils its appearance
a spot or line on clothes, furniture, a wall, or floor etc, for example where it has been damaged, made dirty, or where someone has dropped liquid on it: · There are marks on the door where the cat has scratched it.make a mark: · Hot cups of tea can make marks on polished tables.dirty/greasy/sticky mark: · How did you get that dirty mark on your T-shirt?dirt/grease/pencil mark: · His shoes had left dirt marks across the carpet.
a large mark that is difficult to remove, made when a liquid such as coffee or wine falls onto something: · I can't get this stain out of the carpet.grass/coffee/wine/blood stain: · Salt is the best cure for a red wine stain.
a small round area on a surface, which is of a different colour from the rest of the surface and is made especially by drops of liquid: spot of: · Detectives found a few spots of blood on the carpet.ink/paint/oil spots: · The letter was covered in small ink spots, as though his hand had been shaking as he wrote it.
especially British an area where dirt, water, oil etc has made a mark on a floor, wall, or ceiling: greasy/dirty/damp patch: · There's a damp patch under the window.patch of dirt/damp/grease: · Patches of grease covered the kitchen walls.
a dirty mark made when ink or paint is accidentally rubbed on a surface: · You can't hand your homework in with those smudges all over it.smudge of: · Ella had a smudge of green paint on her cheek.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=accidentally rub it so that it spreads to areas where you do not want it)· Grace wiped her eyes, smudging her make-up.
a dirty mark SYN  smearsmudge of a smudge of lipstick on the cup see thesaurus at marksmudgy adjective
smudge1 nounsmudge2 verb
smudgesmudge2 verb Verb Table
VERB TABLE
smudge
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theysmudge
he, she, itsmudges
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theysmudged
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave smudged
he, she, ithas smudged
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad smudged
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill smudge
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have smudged
Continuous Form
PresentIam smudging
he, she, itis smudging
you, we, theyare smudging
PastI, he, she, itwas smudging
you, we, theywere smudging
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been smudging
he, she, ithas been smudging
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been smudging
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be smudging
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been smudging
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Carlos had a smudged repair manual propped open on the car's windshield.
  • Renille wiped at her eyes, smudging her makeup.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • The smoke of smelters and charcoal kilns smudged a sky that all down the pass had been a dark, serene blue.
  • Water-resistant Won't smudge or run when touched and can be cleaned off with ordinary remover.
  • Which type to choose Waterproof Shouldn't smudge or run in water, but many do.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=accidentally rub it so that it spreads to areas where you do not want it)· Grace wiped her eyes, smudging her make-up.
1[intransitive, transitive] if ink, writing etc smudges, or if you smudge it, it becomes dirty and unclear because it has been touched or rubbed:  Don’t touch it! You’ll smudge the ink.2[transitive] to make a dirty mark on a surface:  Someone had smudged the paper with their greasy hands.
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