请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 speckly
释义

Definition of speckly in English:

speckly

adjectivespeckliest, specklierˈspɛk(ə)liˈspeklē
  • Covered or marked with small spots or patches of colour.

    the eggs are large and brown and speckly
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They're not dissimilar to hen eggs, but about 20% bigger and more speckly.
    • The clouds hung unevenly over the climbing mountains, so that far snow-bestrewn headlands looked like the speckly backs of monsters stalking up into the sky.
    • He pronounces the batter good because it produces speckly pancakes.
    • A day later, the moulds were emptied, and out came a hundred brand new shiny speckly blue and green giant marbles.
    • They scuttled for days and days till they came to a great forest, exclusively full of trees and bushes and stripy, speckly, patchy shadows.
    Synonyms
    flecked, specked, freckled, freckly, spotted, spotty, dotted, stippled, sprinkled, mottled, dappled, blotchy, brindled
 
 

Definition of speckly in US English:

speckly

adjectiveˈspeklē
  • Covered or marked with small spots or patches of color.

    the eggs are large and brown and speckly
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A day later, the moulds were emptied, and out came a hundred brand new shiny speckly blue and green giant marbles.
    • He pronounces the batter good because it produces speckly pancakes.
    • They scuttled for days and days till they came to a great forest, exclusively full of trees and bushes and stripy, speckly, patchy shadows.
    • The clouds hung unevenly over the climbing mountains, so that far snow-bestrewn headlands looked like the speckly backs of monsters stalking up into the sky.
    • They're not dissimilar to hen eggs, but about 20% bigger and more speckly.
    Synonyms
    flecked, specked, freckled, freckly, spotted, spotty, dotted, stippled, sprinkled, mottled, dappled, blotchy, brindled
 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 10:38:17