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单词 speck
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speck

There is not a speck of dirt on his cream carpets.Then my sons spotted a speck of gold at the bottom of their pans.It is a tiny speck on the map.Trying to watch a football match on this was like witnessing ants chasing a speck of dust.There is hardly a speck of dirt.But perhaps it was just a speck of dust.Who would have thought such a little speck of a thing as not sewing on my string could make a difference?There's not a speck or spot anywhere.You can't find a speck of dirt on the ground or a scratch on the wall.The most we'll do is clean up the odd speck of dust.That's just a speck of dust in my eye.Not a ripple troubles the surface, not a single speck of dust clouds the glassy stillness.There was a speck of blood on the mattress but it could have been there for 20 years.Experts told the Appeal judges that the speck was too small for anyone to say where it had come from.People cling firmly to the belief that reality is the world outside of the mind and that the individual is one small speck on a global spaceship.They are a tiny speck on the economic landscape and one that I have empathy with.The Earth is not important in the cosmos, it is a tiny speck surrounded by this vast emptiness.Yes, love, you with the bright red lipstick and the small speck of dust on your left knee.YOU'D struggle to spot it, but the tiny speck in the bottom right of this amazing image is Earth.A tiny speck is all that is required to set your dinner on fire - probably not the best way to keep out the cold.It's one small speck and it flicks about as I move my eye.As a schoolboy I once scattered a little on my desktop, a fly landed on a speck and blew itself to smithereens.

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speck

British English: speck NOUN
A speck is a very small stain, mark, or shape.
...a speck of blood.
  • American English: speck
  • Brazilian Portuguese: mancha
  • Chinese: 污点
  • European Spanish: pequeña mancha
  • French: petite tache
  • German: Fleck
  • Italian: macchiolina
  • Japanese: 小さなしみ
  • Korean: > 얼룩작은
  • European Portuguese: mancha
  • Latin American Spanish: mota

Chinese translation of 'speck'

speck

(spɛk)

n (c)

  1. [of dirt, dust] 斑点(點) (bāndiǎn)
    ⇒ a tiny speck of dust 一小粒灰尘 (yī xiǎo lì huīchén)
(noun) 
Definition
a very small mark or spot
There is a speck of blood by his ear.
Synonyms
mark
The dogs rub against the walls and make dirty marks.
spot
The floorboards were covered with white spots.
dot
a small black dot in the middle
stain
a black stain
blot
an ink blot
fleck
His hair is dark grey with flecks of ginger.
speckle
mote
Dust motes swirled in the sunlight.
(noun) 
Definition
a small or tiny piece of something
He leaned forward and brushed a speck of dust off his shoes.
Synonyms
particle
Particles of food can get stuck between the teeth.
bit
a bit of cake
grain
a grain of sand
dot
atom
one carbon atom attached to four hydrogens
shred
There is not a shred of truth in this story.
mite
jot
It doesn't affect my judgement one jot.
modicum
I like to think I've had a modicum of success.
whit
It does not make one whit of difference what we do.
tittle
iota
Our credit standards have not changed one iota.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of atom
Definition
a very small amount
one carbon atom attached to four hydrogens
Synonyms
particle,
bit,
spot,
trace,
scrap,
molecule,
grain,
dot,
fragment,
fraction,
shred,
crumb,
mite,
jot,
speck,
morsel,
mote,
whit,
tittle,
iota,
scintilla (rare)
in the sense of bit
Definition
a small piece, portion, or quantity
a bit of cake
Synonyms
slice,
segment,
fragment,
crumb,
mouthful,
small piece,
morsel,
chip,
grain,
speck,
atom,
mite
in the sense of blot
Definition
a stain or spot, esp. of ink
an ink blot
Synonyms
spot,
mark,
patch,
smear,
smudge,
speck,
blotch,
splodge,
stain

Nearby words of
speck

  • specify
  • specimen
  • specious
  • speck
  • speckled
  • spectacle
  • spectacles

Synonyms of 'speck'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of dot
Definition
a small round mark
a small black dot in the middle
Synonyms
spot,
point,
mark,
circle,
atom,
dab,
mite,
fleck,
jot,
speck,
full stop,
speckle,
mote,
iota,
pinprick
in the sense of fleck
Definition
a small marking or streak
His hair is dark grey with flecks of ginger.
Synonyms
mark,
speck,
streak,
spot,
dot,
pinpoint,
speckle
in the sense of grain
Definition
a very small amount
a grain of sand
Synonyms
bit,
piece,
trace,
spark,
scrap,
suspicion,
molecule,
particle,
fragment,
atom,
ounce,
crumb,
mite,
jot,
speck,
morsel,
granule,
scruple,
modicum,
mote,
whit,
iota,
scintilla (rare)
in the sense of iota
Definition
a very small amount
Our credit standards have not changed one iota.
Synonyms
bit,
particle,
atom,
trace,
hint,
scrap,
grain,
mite,
jot,
speck,
whit,
tittle,
scintilla (rare)
in the sense of jot
Definition
the least bit
It doesn't affect my judgement one jot.
Synonyms
bit,
detail,
ace,
scrap,
grain,
particle,
atom,
fraction,
trifle,
mite,
tad (informal),
speck,
morsel,
whit,
tittle,
iota,
scintilla,
smidgen or smidgin (informal)
in the sense of modicum
Definition
a small amount
I like to think I've had a modicum of success.
Synonyms
little,
bit,
drop,
touch,
inch,
scrap,
dash,
grain,
particle,
fragment,
atom,
pinch,
ounce,
shred,
small amount,
crumb,
tinge,
mite,
tad (informal),
speck,
iota
in the sense of mote
Definition
a tiny speck
Dust motes swirled in the sunlight.
Synonyms
speck,
spot,
grain,
particle,
fragment,
atom,
mite
in the sense of shred
Definition
a very small amount
There is not a shred of truth in this story.
Synonyms
particle,
trace,
scrap,
grain,
atom,
jot,
whit,
iota
in the sense of spot
Definition
a small mark on a surface, which has a different colour or texture from its surroundings
The floorboards were covered with white spots.
Synonyms
mark,
stain,
speck,
scar,
flaw,
taint,
blot,
smudge,
blemish,
daub,
speckle,
blotch,
discoloration
in the sense of stain
Definition
a mark or discoloration that is not easily removed
a black stain
Synonyms
mark,
spot,
blot,
blemish,
discoloration,
smirch

Additional synonyms

in the sense of tittle
Definition
a very small amount
Synonyms
bit,
drop,
scrap,
dash,
grain,
particle,
atom,
shred,
mite,
jot,
speck,
whit,
iota
in the sense of whit
It does not make one whit of difference what we do.
Synonyms
bit,
drop,
piece,
trace,
scrap,
dash,
grain,
particle,
fragment,
atom,
pinch,
shred,
crumb,
mite,
jot,
speck,
modicum,
least bit,
iota
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