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单词 black spot
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Definition of black spot in English:

black spot

noun
  • 1British A place or area marked by a particular trouble or concern.

    an unemployment black spot
    an accident black spot
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The route map even identifies travel black spots on the way.
    • They overspeed and overtake what they consider slow vehicles at any point, even at areas known as black spots.
    • Safety groups have claimed the single-carriageway stretch is one of Scotland's worst accident black spots.
    • The programme is popular in rural employment black spots where participants play a social as well as an economic role in their community.
    • Health and education workers are battling hard to rid the city of its unwanted title as one of the country's worst teenage pregnancy black spots.
    • This road has many accident black spots particularly around the Dromore west area.
    • The figure itself has served for several flattering headlines and will do the job when touring economic black spots.
    • The Police Authority keeps stating that speed cameras are always visible and only placed in accident black spots.
    • You see the skid marks, you see the crosses next to the road, but nothing is being done, these accident black spots will not be eliminated.
    • The Gazette has been campaigning for six months to get improvements made on the dangerous road, which has a number of black spots.
    • The aim is for this equipment to be backed-up by real time CCTV focusing on the worst traffic black spots.
    • In short, these areas are now among the worst pollution black spots in our community.
    • Shocking statistics released this week have indicated that this town is among the country's top accident black spots.
    • Members of the town council said they were pleased to see that levels of pollution were falling in pollution black spots in the town.
    • Litter and too much of it led to the slide in the town's placing with school areas highlighted in particular as black spots.
    • The operation will also pay particular attention to accident black spots along the routes.
    • He called for motorists to be more considerate at many of the area's traffic black spots so jams were not made worse by drivers behaving badly.
    • Transport sites, recreation areas and schools are common litter black spots.
    • I am all in favour of the use of cameras in genuine accident black spots or where it can be seen that there is real danger to life from speeding.
    • The police, however, assure us that the mobile cameras are only used at accident black spots and not as a means of raising money.
  • 2mass noun A fungal or bacterial disease of plants, especially roses, producing black blotches on the leaves.

    Rose black spot is caused by the fungus Diplocarpon rosae, subdivision Ascomycotina

    Example sentencesExamples
    • To prevent black spot from infecting new plants, spray with a synthetic chemical fungicide once every 10 days, starting in midspring.
    • Neem oil also prevents powdery mildew and black spot.
    • Many popular roses are also susceptible to three fungal diseases, whose names black spot, mildew, and rust are descriptive of their appearance on rose leaves.
    • A soaker hose waters the base of every plant, thereby minimizing black spot and mildew problems that often arise from wetting the leaves.
    • Some rose varieties are especially prone to black spot and require regular spraying to keep the plants vigorous.
 
 

Definition of black spot in US English:

black spot

nounˌblæk ˈspɑtˌblak ˈspät
  • A disease of plants, especially of roses, producing black blotches on leaves.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Neem oil also prevents powdery mildew and black spot.
    • A soaker hose waters the base of every plant, thereby minimizing black spot and mildew problems that often arise from wetting the leaves.
    • Some rose varieties are especially prone to black spot and require regular spraying to keep the plants vigorous.
    • Many popular roses are also susceptible to three fungal diseases, whose names black spot, mildew, and rust are descriptive of their appearance on rose leaves.
    • To prevent black spot from infecting new plants, spray with a synthetic chemical fungicide once every 10 days, starting in midspring.
 
 
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