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单词 dappled
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
dap•pled /ˈdæpəld/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. marked with spots of a different shade or color from the background;
    having patches of shade and light:the dappled sea.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
dap•pled  (dap′əld),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. having spots of a different shade, tone, or color from the background;
    mottled.
  • Scandinavian; akin to Old Norse depill spot
  • Middle English, probably 1350–1400

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
dap•ple  (dap′əl),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., -pled, -pling. 
n. 
  1. a spot or mottled marking, usually occurring in clusters.
  2. Zoologyan animal with a mottled skin or coat.

adj. 
  1. dappled;
    spotted:a dapple horse.

v.t., v.i. 
  1. to mark or become marked with spots.
  • probably back formation from dappled 1545–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dapple /ˈdæpəl/ vb
  1. to mark or become marked with spots or patches of a different colour; mottle
 n
  1. mottled or spotted markings
  2. a dappled horse, etc
 adj
  1. marked with dapples or spots
Etymology: 14th Century: of unknown origin
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