spot
n
1 small (usu round) mark different in colour, texture, etc from the surface it is on 斑點（通常指圓的）
a white skirt with red spots 白底紅點兒的裙子
Which has spots, the leopard or the tiger? 豹跟虎哪一個身上有斑點?
2 roundish mark or stain 圓形的斑點或污跡
spots of mud on your trousers 你褲子上的泥斑.
3 small red mark or blemish on the skin, caused by illness, etc; pimple （皮膚上由於疾病而起的）紅斑, 紅疙瘩; 丘疹
a teenage boy worried about his spots, ie acne 因出粉刺而煩惱的十幾歲的男青年
She had chicken-pox and was covered in spots. 她得了水痘, 出了一身丘疹.
4
(a) particular place or area 地點; 場所
a nice picnic spot/spot for a picnic 野餐的好去處
a well-known beauty spot, ie a place well-known for its natural beauty 風景勝地
stand rooted to the spot, ie not moving 站在原處不動
This is the (very) spot where he was murdered. 他就是在這兒遭謀殺的.
There are several weak spots in your argument. 你的論點中有幾處經不起推敲.
(b) (infml 口) place of entertainment 娛樂場所
a popular night spot 很受歡迎的夜總會.
5 drop 滴: Did you feel a few spots of rain? 下了幾滴雨, 你感覺到了嗎?
6 place for an individual item of entertainment, esp a short regular one, in a television, radio or theatre show （插入電視、 電臺或戲院節目中的）節目檔（尤指短小、 固定的）
a ten-minute guest spot on a radio programme 電臺某節目中的十分鐘特約貴賓固定欄目
She has a regular cabaret spot at a local night-club. 她在當地一家夜總會有她固定的歌舞節目檔.
7 (usu sing 通常作單數) ~ of sth (Brit infml 口) small amount of sth 少量的某事物
Are you ready for a spot of lunch? 你想吃點兒午飯嗎?
What about doing a spot of work? 做點兒事怎麼樣?
You seem to be having a spot of bother with your car can I help? 看來你的汽車有點讓你傷腦筋了--要我幫忙嗎?
8 (fig 比喻) flaw in a person's character; moral blemish 性格上的缺陷; 品行上的污點
There isn't a spot on her reputation. 她的聲譽沒有半點瑕疵.
9 (infml 口) = spotlight.
10 (US infml 口) playing-card or banknote of a particular (specified) value 某點數的紙牌; 某票面的鈔票
He passed me a ten spot. 他出給了我一張十點的牌.
11 (idm 習語) change one's spots => change1. have a soft spot for sb/sth => soft. a hot spot => hot. in a (tight) `spot (infml 口) in a difficult position or situation 處在困難的地位或環境中
I'm in a bit of a spot financially. 我經濟上有點困難. knock spots off sb/sth => knock2. on the `spot
(a) immediately; without moving from that place; then and there 立即; 當場
He was hit by a falling tree and killed on the spot. 一棵樹倒下來, 把他當場砸死了.
(b) at the place where an event happened (esp when one is needed) 在現場, 到現場（尤指能提供幫助的人）
The police were on the spot within a few minutes of my telephone call. 我打電話幾分鐘後警察就趕到了現場.
Luckily there was a doctor on the spot. 幸虧當時有位醫生在場. put sb on the `spot put a person in a difficult position; force sb to take action or justify himself 置某人於困境; 使某人為難; 迫使某人采取行動或進行辯解
You've put me on the spot here I can't answer your question. 這你可把我難住了--你這個問題我答不上來. spot, v (-tt-)
1 [I, Tn, Tn.pr usu passive 通常用於被動語態]
~ sth (with sth) (cause sth to) become marked with a spot or spots （使某事物）有斑點或污點
material that spots easily 容易沾上污斑的料子
a tablespotted with ink 墨跡斑斑的桌子.
2 [Tn, Tw, Tng, Cn.n/a]
~ sb/sth (as sth) (not in th...
?? 考研助記
是潑它(諧音):是潑它造成的 污點 運動(sport)沒草坪(r)就會有 污點
?? 擴展釋義
*[sp?t]n. 污點, 地點, 斑點, 點, 娛樂場所, 處境, 少量a. 當場的, 現場的, 現貨買賣的, 現金交易的, 抽樣的vt. 點綴, 玷污, 認出, 準確定...的位, 用燈光照射vi. 玷污, (從空中)偵察敵方目標【醫】 點, 斑【經】 現貨; 現付的, 專做現貨生意的相關詞組: on the spot put sb on the spot touch sb's sore spot hit the spot in a spot off the spot