| 单词 | dappled |
| 释义 | dappled (dæpəld ) adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You use dappled to describe something that has dark or light patches on it, or that is made up of patches of light and shade. ...a dappled horse. Sometimes I carry a book out under the pear trees and sit in the dappled shade. The path was dappled with sunlight. [+ with/by/in] Synonyms: mottled, spotted, speckled, pied Collocations: dappled light At their best, they tug at the heartstrings, forming breathtaking carpets of nodding violet-blue flowers resplendent in the dappled light of woodland and copse. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Behind layers of trees, women in vivid colours walked through dappled light. Indian Balm - Travels in the Southern Subcontinent (1994) The obstacles include boulders and small trees that are not easy to see in the gloomy dappled light beneath the trees. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Blueberries look great in dappled shade, whereas an evergreen grevillea would be ideal in full sun on well-drained soil. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Plant this hardy shrub in full sun or dappled shade and enjoy the early spring blossom from March to May. Times, Sunday Times (2015) A canopy of high branches covers much of the space in dappled shade. Times, Sunday Times (2009) They prefer dappled shade and can grow in fairly dry soils. The Sun (2016) Plant in full sun or light dappled shade. Times, Sunday Times (2016) |
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