blot
n
1 spot or stain made by ink, etc (墨水等的)污點或污跡
a page covered in (ink) blots 染有墨跡的一頁.
2 ~ on sth (fig derog 比喻, 貶) act or quality that spoils sb's good character or reputation 有損某人良好品格或名聲的行為或品質(zhì)
His involvement in the scandal was a blot on his reputation. 他因卷入丑聞, 在名譽上留下污點.
3 (idm 習(xí)語) a blot on sb's/the e`scutcheon (joc 謔) act, event, etc that disgraces a family or some other group 使家庭或其他集體丟臉的行為、事件等. a blot on the `landscape object (esp an ugly building) that spoils the beauty of a place 損害美好景色的物體(尤指不雅觀的建筑物)
That new factory is a blot on the landscape. 那新建的工廠破壞了此地的景色.
blot v (-tt-)
1 [Tn] make a blot or blots on (paper); stain (with ink) 在(紙)上留下污點; (用墨水)弄臟
an exercise book blotted with ink 被墨水弄臟的練習(xí)本.
2 [Tn] soak up or dry (sth) with blotting-paper (用吸墨紙)吸乾(某物)
blot spilt ink, one's writing paper 把灑出的墨水、字跡未乾的紙吸乾.
3 (idm 習(xí)語) blot one's `copy-book (infml 口) spoil one's (previous) good record or reputation 有損(以往的)好形象或名聲
She blotted her copy-book by being an hour late for work. 她上班遲到了一小時, 破壞了以往的良好形象.
4 (phr v) blot sth out
(a) cover or hide (writing, etc) with a blot (用墨點)覆蓋或遮住(字跡等)
Several words in the letter had been blotted out. 信中有幾個字已涂掉了.
(b) (esp of mist, fog, etc) hide sth completely (尤指霧等)完全遮住(某物)
Thick cloud blotted out the view. 云層把風(fēng)景遮住了.
(c) (fig 比喻) remove or destroy (thoughts, memories, etc) completely 完全消除, 徹底清除(思想、記憶等).
?? 擴展釋義
*[bl?t]n. 污點, 墨水漬vt. 亂涂, 使模糊, 吸干vi. 弄上墨漬, 吸墨水【法】 污點, 污名, 污漬相關(guān)詞組: blot sth out