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单词 black spot
释义

black spot

or black·spot

[ blak -spot for 1; blak -spot for 2 ]
/ ˈblæk ˈspɒt for 1; ˈblæk ˌspɒt for 2 /

noun

Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by black spots on the fruit and foliage, twig lesions, defoliation, and rotting, caused by any of several fungi, as Diplocarpon rosae, or bacteria.
British.
  1. a hazardous place in a road where accidents frequently occur.
  2. a dangerous area or place.

Origin of black spot

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby black spot

blacksmithing, black smoker, blacksnake, black snakeroot, Blacksplain, black spot, black spruce, black squall, black squirrel, black stem, Blackstone
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for black spot

  • Alas, it is a well-spring, as we said, this black-spot; and will not tread down!

    The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle
  • They came from what in orthodox parlance was known as the "Smwtyn Du" the heretical "black-spot" in Wales.

    An Artilleryman's Diary|Jenkin Lloyd Jones

British Dictionary definitions for black spot

black spot

noun

a place on a road where accidents frequently occur
any dangerous or difficult place
a disease of roses, Diplocarpon rosae, that causes circular black blotches on the leaves
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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