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单词 spot
释义 spot
I. \ˈspät, usu -äd.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English spotte, spot; akin to Middle Dutch spotte stain, speck, Old Norse spotti small piece, bit
1. : a taint on character or reputation : blemish upon moral purity : disgrace, stigma, fault, reproach
 < keep this commandment without spot — 1 Tim 6:14 (Authorized Version) >
 < the only spot upon the family name >
2.
 a. : a usually disfiguring mark on a substance or body made by a deposit of foreign matter : discolored place : blot, speck, stain
  < out, damned spot — Shakespeare >
  < a dark spot that might have been blood >
  < conscious of a grease spot on his necktie >
  < tablecloth had many spots >
  < one coat is guaranteed to cover all spots and blemishes >
  < remove all common household spots such as ink, oil, tar, paint, gum — Sears, Roebuck Cat. >
 b. : such a disfiguring mark or discolored place resulting from natural causes (as injury, disease)
  < bruised spot on an apple >
  < cut out several spots of rot >
 as
  (1) : a circumscribed area (as of different density, rarefaction) in an organ seen by means of X rays or an instrument (as an ophthalmoscope)
   < a spot on the retina >
   < left him with a spot on his lungs — Green Peyton >
  (2) : pimple
  (3) : sunspot
  (4) : nevus
  (5) : one of the circumscribed discolored areas produced on a plant (as upon leaves, fruits) by various fungi or by nonparasitic agencies — compare rust
3. : a small part or area differing to the eye (as in color, finish, composition) from the main ground or surface
 < a leopard's spots >
 < black silk with white spots >
 < orchards made spots of pink among the green meadows >
 < patterns of transparent spots on photographic film — Machine Literature Searching >
 < added up the spots on the dice >
 < set of dominoes with badly worn spots >
 < combed his hair over a bald spot >
 < saw spots before his eyes >
as
 a. obsolete : beauty spot, patch
 b. : a blaze on a tree
 c.
  (1) : a conventionalized design used on playing cards to distinguish suits and indicate values — called also pip
  (2) : any similar distinguishing device (as a numeral) used on objects (as billiard balls, paper money) in a set or series
  (3) : an object having a specified number of such designs or devices on its surface or bearing a specified distinguishing numeral
   < played the six-spot >
   < sank the three-spot in the corner pocket >
   < handed the waiter a ten-spot >
 d.
  (1) : any of the small marks on the bed of a billiard or pool table indicating where balls are to be placed
  (2) : spot ball
  (3) : spot stroke
 e.
  (1) : any of the circular marks painted on or embedded in the floor of a bowling alley to indicate the positions of the pins in tenpins and similar games
  (2) : the calculated spot part way down the alley at which a spot bowler aims when attempting to make a strike
 f.
  (1) : a small character (as a star or diamond) used in printing as an ornament or eye-arresting device
  (2) : a small simple illustration usually without a rectangular border or frame placed amid or at the end of type matter
4.
 a. : a small quantity or amount : bit, particle
  < not a spot of room anywhere >
 b. chiefly Britain : a relatively small but indeterminate amount
  < doing a spot of wrestling — A.J.Liebling >
  < go over … for a spot of lunch — John Brooks >
  < liked nothing better than a spot of conversation — Thomas Sugrue >
  < do a spot of big-game fishing — Alden Hatch >
  < lie down for a spot of rest >
  < stopped for a spot of beer >
 specifically : a smallish amount of liquor : drop, drink
  < could do with a few spots — A.P.Gaskell >
  < how about having a spot >
5.
 a. : a particular locality especially of somewhat limited extent
  < one of the most beautiful spots in the world >
  < prepared to move the capital to a safer spot >
  < selected a spot for the next annual meeting >
  < words from all the spots on the earth — Charlton Laird >
  < any spot … was more endurable than the place she was in — Ellen Glasgow >
  < hottest spots … were Parliament itself, Spain, and Ireland — G.W.Johnson >
  < two foremost danger spots in the East-West struggle — Carlyle Morgan >
 b. : a small extent of space
  < the exact spot where the crash occurred >
  < trying to find a dry spot for a picnic >
  < found the right spot behind the books, and the click of a sliding panel was heard — T.B.Costain >
  < X marks the spot >
  < looking for a quiet spot to fish >
 c. : a locality or a building used or suitable for a particular purpose
  < favorite vacation spot for New Yorkers >
  < excellent picnic spots >
  < his favorite fishing spot >
  < well-known gambling spot >
  < cleaning up the vice spots >
  < famous dining spots — Ford Times >
 especially : nightclub
  < had a late dinner and then took in a few spots >
  < tried another spot, where there was dancing — Molly L. Bar-David >
  < a Chicago jazz spot — Martin Gardner >
6. : a small part or area differing from the whole to which it belongs
 < represented on the tape by invisible magnetic spots — Univac >
 < sensory spots on the skin — R.S.Woodworth >
 < complained of a sore spot in his throat >
 < finger detected a rough spot >
 < high spots of each publishing season — William Peden >
 < another dark spot appeared to be brightening as farm prices steadied — Dun's Review >
 < do not have excessively bright spots in their pattern of mental abilities — R.J.Williams >
 < has spots of very fine acting — Henry Huses >
7. : a small croaker (Leiostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States that is highly esteemed as a panfish and that has a black spot behind the shoulders and 15 oblique dark bars
8. : a particular position or situation especially in order of priority (as in a place of employment, an organization, a program or schedule or on a slate or ticket)
 < the top spots in industry and finance — W.G.Hardy >
berth, billet, post
 < finally found a spot as a receptionist >
 < a Cabinet spot here, an undersecretaryship there — E.J.Kahn >
 < been tried at every spot except pitcher and catcher — W.B.Furlong >
 < if he ended up in my spot one day — Louis Auchincloss >
especially : a place on a program of entertainment
 < deserve a better spot on the program — T.W.Duncan >
 < had a solo spot >
 < shifted him to a daytime spot >
 < engaged him for a 15 minute dramatic spot >
 < has several guest spots lined up >
9. spots plural [spot (III) ] : commodities (as merchandise and cotton) sold for immediate delivery
10.
 a. [by shortening] : spotlight
  < gallery spots >
  < proscenium spots >
  < an amber spot >
  < a battery of baby spots — Christopher Morley >
  < individually lighted by a spot in the ceiling — Lamp >
 b. : the spot of light that results from an electron beam hitting the phosphor in a picture tube and that traces out the television picture
11.
 a. : a situation with respect to conditions and circumstances : position
  < a tough spot >
  < in a fine spot for rapid promotion >
 b. : a position of difficulty or embarrassment : fix, predicament
  < was indeed in a dilemma — in a spot — R.M.Lovett >
  < one of those spots you get in — J.M.Cain >
12. : a brief interval between scheduled radio or television programs during which an announcement or advertisement is broadcast; also : the announcement of advertisement broadcast
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- in spots
- on the spot
II. verb
(spotted ; spotted ; spotting ; spots)
Etymology: Middle English spotten, from spotte, spot spot
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to taint or stain the character or reputation of : disgrace
  < may I live spotted for my perjury — Francis Beaumont & John Fletcher >
 b.
  (1) obsolete : blame, asperse
  (2) : give information against
2. : to mark with a disfiguring or discoloring spot
 < spotted his necktie >
: stain in spots : cover with spots
 < trail of blood spotted the snow >
 < was spotted with mud from top to bottom >
 < fungus that spots the leaves >
3. : to mark with a distinctive spot (as for ornament, identification)
 < a book with edges spotted by hand >
as
 a. obsolete : to affix a beauty spot to (the face)
 b. : to put a blaze on (a tree) : mark (as a line or trail) with blazes
 c.
  (1) : to mark (as watch or clock plates, flat surfaces of fine tools) with equally spaced whirls produced by a light abrasive
  (2) : to make a mark on (a surface) as a locating mark for laying out or other operations in machining
 d. : to mark (as a railroad tie) by a spot of paint or other means as requiring particular attention
4. : to single out : pick out : identify: as
 a. : to mark or note as a known criminal or as a suspicious person
 b. : to pick out or choose in advance (one of a number of contestants) as the winner
 c. : to pick out with the eye : catch sight of : detect, notice, recognize, see
  < spot a mistake >
  < spotted the fire and turned in an alarm >
  < among the first to spot the danger >
  < how to spot a subversive >
  < spotted a friend in the distance >
  < spotted him at once for an American >
  < spotting airplanes >
 d.
  (1) : to locate (a position) accurately (as on the ground or on a map)
   < spot the fall of a shell >
   < gunners were unable to spot their shots >
   < spotted the position of the battery >
   < in spotting these crime locations … use one map with different colored tacks — V.A.Leonard >
  (2) : to observe (a shot) on a target with s spotting scope
5.
 a. : to form or appear as spots on : dot, stud
  < here and there figures spotted the twilight — Scott Fitzgerald >
  < aviation landing-fields with which California is spotted — Aubrey Drury >
  < small boats spotting a harbor >
 b. : to place in various spots : locate at intervals
  < spot field telephones and observers strategically — Motor Trend >
  < men who represent the firm are spotted throughout the country — Victor Boesen >
6. : to place on an appointed or desired spot : put in position
 < spot a billiard ball >
 < cameras were spotted about twenty feet from the judges' bench — S.J.Perelman >
 < spotted high in the top gallery, the voices floated easily through the hall — Irving Kolodin >
 < table is small enough to be spotted in tight quarters — Flow Quarterly >
as
 a. : to place (as a freight car, truck, trailer, crane) in a desired position for loading or unloading
 b. : to prick out or transplant (as young vegetable or flowering plants)
 c.
  (1) : to fix in the beam of a spotlight
   < mass spectacles in which individual acts were spotted — Winifred Bambrick >
   < door is sometimes spotted in this manner, with a special mat shaping the light beam — Herbert Philippi >
  (2) : to direct or focus on like a spotlight
   < his genial smile was spotted on everyone in turn — Osbert Sitwell >
 d. : to schedule (as a performer, an act, a program) in a particular position or at a particular time : assign a spot to
  < spotted the main bout at ten o'clock >
  < is spotted on a daily pop show — Down Beat >
  < if you have a good program, spot it opposite another fine show — Gilbert Seldes >
7. : to rid of a spot or other small defect: as
 a. : to touch out (as with India ink, opaque, pencil) defects consisting of clear spots in (a photographic negative) : remove similar spots on (a print) with transparent pigment — often used with out
 b. : to remove a spot or mark from (a fabric)
8. : to allow as a handicap
 < spotted his opponent five points and still won easily >
 < spot him two strokes a hole >
: concede as an advantage
 < will spot his rival ten years but nevertheless expected to be the favorite — New York Times >
 < an old timer … could have spotted the big elephant all his blubber and laid him low in a round — J.T.Farrell >
intransitive verb
1. : to become stained or discolored in spots
 < fungus caused the leaves to spot >
 < cloth that tends to spot in the rain >
2. : to make a spot : cause staining
 < always said gin didn't spot — Victoria Lincoln >
3. : to act as a spotter especially in locating enemy targets
 < was spotting for mortar fire — Mack Morriss >
specifically : to locate targets for land batteries or warships from the air
 < planes had spent the morning spotting >
III. adjective
Etymology: spot (I)
1. : being, originating, or done on the spot or on or in or for a particular spot
 < favored spot control rather than general restrictions >
 < spot regulation of traffic — E.G.Mogren & W.S.Smith >
 < treatment of spot unemployment — New Republic >
as
 a.
  (1) : on hand for immediate delivery after sale — used of commodities
   < spot wheat >
   < spot cocoa >
   or of services
   < spot cargo offering >
  (2) : making a specialty of transactions in spot commodities
   < spot broker >
 b.
  (1) : paid or ready for payment at once upon delivery of property purchased
   < spot cash >
  (2) : involving immediate cash payment
   < a spot transaction >
  (3) : engaged in or making a specialty of cash transactions
   < the spot market >
   < a spot firm >
 c. : designed to replace precisely a defective spot
  < spot insert in a page of standing type >
  < spot patch for an electrotype >
 d. : originating at the scene of a newsworthy event
  < spot coverage of a foreign election >
 e.
  (1) : broadcast between two scheduled radio or television programs or between parts of a scheduled program (as during a station break)
   < 20-second spot announcements throughout the day — New Republic >
   < well placed spot commercial campaign — S.H.Britt >
  (2) : originating in or sent out from a local radio or television station for a national advertiser
   < spot broadcasts >
   < use of electrical transcriptions in spot broadcasting >
   < spot broadcasting … represents more than a third of all investment in television time — H.W.McMahan >
2. : made at random or restricted to a few key or sample places or instances
 < an adequate job of spot research, using only the principal references — W.N.Fenton >
 < a spot test >
 < cross-country spot check on current business — Banking >
 < a small spot survey of where they go and what they like to eat — Jane Nickerson >
also : selected at random or as a sample
 < spot questions >
 < a dozen spot cities west of the Mississippi >
IV. adverb
Etymology: spot (I)
: for cash
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