speck
noun /spek/
/spek/
- a very small spot; a small piece of dirt, etc.
小点;污点 - The ship was now just a speck in the distance.
此时,那艘船不过是远处的一个小点。 - There isn't a speck of dust anywhere in the house.
整间房子一尘不染。
Synonyms markmark- stain
- fingerprint
- streak
- speck
- blot
- smear
- spot
- mark a small area of dirt, a spot or a cut on a surface that makes it look less good:
- The kids left dirty marks all over the kitchen floor.
孩子们把厨房的地板弄得污迹斑斑。
- The kids left dirty marks all over the kitchen floor.
- stain a dirty mark on something that is difficult to remove, especially one made by a liquid:
- blood stains
血迹
- blood stains
- fingerprint a mark on a surface made by the pattern of lines on the end of a person’s finger, often used by the police to identify criminals:
- Her fingerprints were all over the gun.
那支枪上布满了她的指纹。
- Her fingerprints were all over the gun.
- streak a long, thin mark or line that is a different colour from the surface it is on:
- She had streaks of grey in her hair.
她头上已是白发绺绺。
- She had streaks of grey in her hair.
- speck a very small mark, spot or piece of a substance on something:
- There isn’t a speck of dust anywhere in the house.
整间房子一尘不染。
- There isn’t a speck of dust anywhere in the house.
- blot a spot or dirty mark left on something by a substance such as ink or paint being dropped on a surface
指污点、墨渍 - smear a mark made by something such as oil or paint being spread or rubbed on a surface
指污迹、油渍、污渍、污点 - spot a small dirty mark on something:
- There were grease spots all over the walls.
墙上满是油渍。
- There were grease spots all over the walls.
- a streak/speck/blot/smear/spot of something
- a greasy mark/stain/smear
- an ink mark/stain/blot/spot
- a grease mark/stain/spot
- to leave a mark/stain/fingerprint/streak/speck/blot/smear
- Specks of grease spotted the walls.
墙上布满了油渍。 - The bird has reddish specks on its breast.
这只鸟胸部有淡红的斑点。 - There wasn't a speck of dirt anywhere.
到处都一尘不染。
Collocations DictionarySpeck is used after these nouns:- dirt
词源Old English specca; compare with the noun speckle. - The ship was now just a speck in the distance.