| 单词 | blot |
| 释义 | blot (once / 636 pages) 1nv 2v WORD FAMILY blot: blots, blotted, blotter, blotting+/blotter: blotters USAGE EXAMPLESHis inability to halt the carnage in Syria, or to block Russia’s growing influence, ranks as the most serious blot on his record. Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) In fact, in 1823, Thomas Jefferson himself called the election system “the most dangerous blot in our constitution.” Time(Dec 19, 2016) Earlier this month, Obama called it a “blot on our national honor.” Seattle Times(Dec 14, 2016) 1 1n a blemish made by dirt Syn|Hypo|Hyper daub, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, spot blotch, splodge, splotch an irregularly shaped spot fingermark, fingerprinta smudge made by a (dirty) finger inkblota blot made with ink blemish, defect, mar a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) 2n an act that brings discredit to the person who does it he made a huge blot on his copybook Syn|Hyper smear, smirch, spot, stain error, fault, mistake a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention 3v make a spot or mark onto 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper blob, fleck, spot stain produce or leave stains splotch blotch or spot defile, maculate, stain, sully, tarnishmake dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically bespeckle, specklemark with small spots bespatter, spatterspot, splash, or soil darkentarnish or stain change surface undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface v dry (ink) with blotting paper Hyper absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up take in, also metaphorically |
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