blob
noun /blɒb/
/blɑːb/
- a small amount or drop of something, especially a liquid; a small area of colour
(尤指液体的)一点,一滴;(颜色的)一小片,斑点 - a blob of ink
一滴墨水 - a pink blob
粉红色斑点 - The street lights in the distance were blobs of orange light.
远处的街灯是一片片橙色的光。 - She gave me a big blob of cream on my raspberries.
她给了我一大块涂在覆盆子上的奶油。
词源late Middle English (denoting a bubble): perhaps symbolic of a drop of liquid; compare with blotch, the noun blubber, and plop. - a blob of ink