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单词 blotch
释义

blotch

1 of 2

verb

ˈbläch How to pronounce blotch (audio)
blotched; blotching; blotches

transitive verb

: to mark or mar with blotches

blotch

2 of 2

noun

1
: imperfection, blemish
2
: a spot or mark (as of color or ink) especially when large or irregular
blotchily
ˈblä-chə-lē How to pronounce blotch (audio)
adverb
blotchy
ˈblä-chē How to pronounce blotch (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

Verb

  • dapple
  • dot
  • fleck
  • freckle
  • marble
  • mottle
  • pepper
  • shoot
  • speck
  • speckle
  • splotch
  • spot
  • sprinkle
  • stipple

Noun

  • dapple
  • dot
  • eyespot
  • fleck
  • mottle
  • patch
  • pip
  • point
  • speck
  • speckle
  • splotch
  • spot
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Example Sentences

Verb blotched the bedroom walls with various shades of blue to give them a textured effect my pen leaked and blotched my shirt pocket Noun blotches on the tree's leaves a dog with a single small blotch of black
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Still, in the contents of this collection, some blotched with stray fingerprints or grease splatters, O’Keeffe left traces of her daily effort to maintain Abiquiu as a sanctuary. Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2020 The friend spotted a big male Chinook — its fins torn, its back blotched with the fungus of decay. Special To The Oregonian, OregonLive.com, 5 May 2018 Inside the box there's a pile of mint-green paint chips, blotched with brown stains and cracked like a dehydrated lake bed. Maya Dukmasova, Chicago Reader, 24 Oct. 2017 As Ghosh writes, back in 1635, in a village nearby Slovakia’s Strazov Mountains, lawyer Jan Ladislaides marked his stamp of approval on municipal account documents with a small blotched drawing of two dots and a line inside a circle. Lauren Young, Smithsonian, 6 Feb. 2017 People emerged from the pools, their pale white skin blotched with red. James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 9 June 2017 As Ghosh writes, back in 1635, in a village nearby Slovakia’s Strazov Mountains, lawyer Jan Ladislaides marked his stamp of approval on municipal account documents with a small blotched drawing of two dots and a line inside a circle. Lauren Young, Smithsonian, 6 Feb. 2017
Noun
At-home stain removal comes with many risks: setting that wine blotch forever, rubbing a hole in your favorite shirt, making dye bleed. Kevin Brasler, Washington Post, 17 May 2022 Last night, the only blotch on his record was a leadoff bunt single in the 1st inning. Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 7 June 2022 To say the least, my skin looked radiant and bright from the exfoliating mask, and not a blotch of redness or irritation was in sight. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 19 Apr. 2022 Vineyards at harvest time are a popular subject for photographers and romantics, but those beautiful red leaves betray a disease called red blotch virus. Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2022 One sin was for attempting to hire Ben Johnson, the notorious drug cheater from Canada, who left a blotch on the Seoul Olympics in 1988 by winning the 100 meters and quickly testing positive for steroids. Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2021 However, the real purpose of this conversation is for Heather to talk about her stress rash, which is really just a red blotch on her forehead. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2021 Look for a nearby blotch of green space or set off in search of a sunset or a playground full of happy memories. New York Times, 5 July 2021 The woman is definitely experiencing some kind of stress-blotch breakout. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

perhaps blend of blot entry 1 and botch entry 3

First Known Use

Verb

1604, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

blotch

noun

ˈbläch How to pronounce blotch (audio)
1
: a blemish on the skin
2
: a large irregular spot of color or ink

Medical Definition

blotch

noun

ˈbläch How to pronounce blotch (audio)
: a discolored patch on the skin
the face and neck were covered with large reddish blotches

blotch 1 of 2

noun

1
as in fleck
a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part a dog with a single small blotch of black

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • fleck
  • speck
  • dot
  • patch
  • stain
  • splotch
  • smudge
  • spot
  • mottle
  • speckle
  • dapple
  • smear
  • eyespot
  • pip
  • freckle
  • birthmark
  • blot
  • mole
  • blob
  • point
  • splash
  • mark
  • spatter
  • smutch
  • polka dot
2
as in scar
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing that cell tower is another blotch on the landscape

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • scar
  • defect
  • stain
  • blemish
  • mark
  • blight
  • deformity
  • mar
  • distortion
  • flaw
  • disfigurement
  • fault
  • excrescence
  • irregularity
  • spot
  • imperfection
  • pockmark
  • abnormality
  • bug
  • blot
  • taint
  • malformation
  • blur
  • injury
  • weakness
  • excrescency
  • glitch
  • damage
  • misshape
  • kink
  • impairment
  • defacement
  • failing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • ornament
  • enhancement
  • decoration
  • adornment
  • embellishment

blotch

2 of 2

verb

as in to dot
to mark with small spots especially unevenly my pen leaked and blotched my shirt pocket

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • dot
  • sprinkle
  • stain
  • fleck
  • spot
  • speck
  • splotch
  • mottle
  • freckle
  • pepper
  • dye
  • speckle
  • marble
  • stipple
  • stripe
  • dapple
  • blot
  • streak
  • shoot
  • band
  • bar
  • stud
  • spatter
  • set
  • intersperse
  • bespatter
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