英语词汇“soft spot”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Non-financial benefits offered to employees, such as health insurance or childcare

Material that is coded or stored on disk as distinct from data that is printed out

One unstable in value in the international money market through fluctuation in its gold backing

(in word processing) one inserted in a word only if necessary for word division at the end of a line

A landing by a spacecraft, etc without uncomfortable or damaging impact (also figurative)

The introduction of a new product to a restricted group of customers before it has been fully developed

A flexible contact lens of a hydrophylic material which allows some oxygen to reach the cornea

(of porcelain) made of a paste of various kinds requiring less heat in firing than china clay

A pedal for reducing tone in the piano, esp by causing the hammer to strike only one string

The power of a nation to influence others by displaying the advantages of its own cultural, social, financial, etc systems without the use of military power

A line feed which is inserted by a word processor or text editor to justify the text and which can be moved or deleted

A form of rock music, usu more melodious and slower in tempo than hard rock (qv under hard¹)

A bacterial disease of plant tissues which reduces them to soft, mushy, foul-smelling rot

Any of the scientific disciplines in which rules or principles of evaluation are difficult to obtain, such as social sciences (cf hard science under hard¹)

Personal qualities or aptitudes that may be seen as indirectly qualifying someone for a particular job

Chancroid, a sexually-transmitted disease resulting in enlargement and ulceration of the lymph nodes in the groin

soft spot see under spot

soft thing noun

An easy task
A snug job

soft top noun

A convertible car with a fabric roof

softˈ-top adjective

soft touch see under touch

soft underbelly noun

The vulnerable part

softˈware noun

Computer programs that control the operation of computer hardware (qv)
Computer program (or analogous) accessories (other than the actual parts of a computer, etc)
Video cassettes and discs
Material recorded in microform

software engineering noun

The production of reliable software and its maintenance and modification for particular applications

software house noun

A commercial organization that specializes in the design of software programs

soft wheat noun

A variety of wheat with soft kernels and a high starch content, suitable for making biscuits, pastry, etc

softˈwood noun

(timber of) a conifer (also adjective)

be or go soft on

To be lenient with

softening of the brain

A softening of brain tissues
Marked deterioration of mental faculties (informal)

soften up

To lessen resistance in (informal)
To wear down by continuous shelling and bombing

spot /spot/

noun

A mark made by a drop of something wet
A blot
A small discoloured or differently coloured place
A locality, place or limited geographical area
A precise place, location
An eruption on the skin, a pimple
A moral flaw
One of the marked points on a snooker or billiard table, from which balls are played
A relatively dark area on the surface of the sun
A small quantity of anything (informal)
A spotlight (informal)
A white pigeon with a spot on the forehead
A name for various American fishes
A job, piece (of work) (obsolete)
A place of entertainment
A place on eg a television or radio programme
A turn, performance, esp a short one
An awkward position or situation
A spot deal or commodity (finance)

transitive verb (spottˈing; spottˈed)

To mark with spots
To tarnish, eg a reputation
To reprehend (Spenser)
To pick out, detect, locate, identify, discern (informal)
To watch for and record the sighting of
To free from spots (often with out)
To place on a spot, as in snooker
To allow or yield an advantage, concession, etc to, esp in order to give (an opponent) an even chance of winning (informal)
To lend or give (N American informal)

intransitive verb

To become spotted
(of fabric) to be susceptible to spotting
To rain slightly, with few and intermittent drops (usu as spot with rain) (informal)

adjective

On the spot, random (see spot check below)
Of monetary or commodity transactions, etc, to be paid (usu in cash) or delivered immediately (as in spot market, spot price, etc)
Involving payment in cash only

ORIGIN: Cf obs Du, LGer, spot, ON spotti

spotˈless adjective

Without a spot or blemish
Very clean
Untainted
Pure

spotˈlessly adverb

spotˈlessness noun

spottˈed adjective

spottˈedness noun

spottˈer noun

Someone who or something (such as a plane) that spots, observes or detects

spottˈily adverb

spottˈiness noun

spottˈing noun

spottˈy adjective

Marked with spots
Inconsistent, uneven

spot advertising noun

Advertising by means of brief items, usu in dramatized form, on television or radio

spotˈ-barred adjective (billiards)

Under the condition that the spot stroke may not be played more than twice consecutively

spot cash noun

Money down

spot check noun

A check made without prior warning
A check of random samples to serve in place of a general check

spotˈ-check transitive verb

spot dance noun

A dance after which a prize is given to the couple spotlighted when the music stopped

spot dealer noun (commerce)

One dealing in the spot market

spotˈ-fixing noun

The illegal manipulation of an incident in a sporting contest by a participant

spot height noun

On a map, a number giving the height above mean sea level at that point

spot kick noun (football)

A kick made from the penalty spot

spotˈlight noun

A, usu powerful, light that projects a circle of light on an actor, a small part of a stage, or that illuminates a small area
Any adjustable, focused-beam lamp, such as a car lamp additional to fixed lights
A focusing of attention (figurative)

transitive verb

To turn the spotlight on
To draw attention to (figurative)

spot market noun (commerce)

A market in which commodities are bought and sold for cash or immediate delivery

spot-onˈ adjective (informal)

On the target
Exactly right, accurate
Precisely what is required, excellent

spot stroke noun (billiards)

A stroke by which the player pockets the red ball from the spot, leaving his own ball in position to repeat the stroke

spotted dick noun

A pudding or loaf with currants

spotted dog noun

A Dalmatian dog
A spotted dick

spotted fever noun

Any of several febrile diseases, such as cerebrospinal fever and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, characterized by small spots on the skin

spotted flycatcher noun

A European songbird (Muscicapa striata)

spotted owl noun

A N American owl (Strix occidentalis)

spotˈ-weld transitive verb

To join metal with single circular welds

noun

A weld of this kind

spotˈ-welder noun

high spot

The most memorable or exciting moment

in a spot

In a difficult situation

knock (the) spots off

To surpass or outdo easily

on the spot

At the very place
There and then
Alert, equal to the occasion
In difficulty or danger (eg put on the spot, orig to doom to be murdered) (on-the-spotˈ adjective)

soft spot (informal)

Affectionate feeling or weakness (for)
A fontanelle (informal)

tight spot (informal)

A dangerous or difficult situation

weak spot (informal)

A weakness
An area in which one is not knowledgeable

soft /soft/

spot /spot/