| 单词 | blot |
| 释义 | blot (blɒt ) Word forms: blots , blotting , blotted 1. countable noun If something is a blot on a person's or thing's reputation, it spoils their reputation. ...a blot on the reputation of the architectural profession. [+ on] This drugs scandal is another blot on the competition. [+ on] Synonyms: disgrace, spot, fault, stain 2. countable noun A blot is a drop of liquid that has fallen on to a surface and has dried. ...an ink blot. Synonyms: spot, mark, patch, smear 3. verb If you blot a surface, you remove liquid from it by pressing a piece of soft paper or cloth onto it. Before applying make-up, blot the face with a tissue to remove any excess oils. [VERB noun] Synonyms: soak up, take up, absorb, draw up 4. blot on the landscape phrase If you describe something such as a building as a blot on the landscape, you mean that you think it is very ugly and spoils an otherwise attractive place. The developers insist the £80m village will not leave a blot on the landscape. Phrasal verbs: blot out 1. phrasal verb If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen. About the time the three climbers were halfway down, clouds blotted out the sun. [VERB PARTICLE noun] ...the victim, whose face was blotted out by a camera blur. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] ...with mist blotting everything out except the endless black of the spruce on either side. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you try to blot out a memory, you try to forget it. If one thought or memory blots out other thoughts or memories, it becomes the only one that you can think about. Are you saying that she's trying to blot out all memory of the incident? [VERB PARTICLE noun] The boy has gaps in his mind about it. He is blotting certain things out. [VERB noun PARTICLE] She has suffered an extremely unhappy childhood, but simply blotted it out of her memory. [VERB noun PARTICLE + of] Idioms: blot your copybook [British] to damage your reputation by doing something wrong I'm proud of my family heritage and I don't want to blot my copybook. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a blot on the landscape a building or some other structure that is ugly and spoils a place which would otherwise be very attractive The power station is both a blot on the landscape and a smear on the environment. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 污点名誉上的, 吸干名誉上的 Japanese: 汚点, 拭き取る |
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