| 释义 |
speck
I. \ˈspek\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English specke, from Old English specca
1.
a. : a small discoloration in or on something : spot, stain
< a speck on paper or cloth >
< covered with dark specks >
b. : a small discoloration revealing decay (as in fruit); broadly : flaw, blemish
< a reputation without a speck >
2. : a tiny bit of something : a small piece, particle, or amount : mite
< put just a speck of milk in the tea >
< ore sparkling with specks of gold >
< the announcement failed to arouse a speck of interest >
3.
a. : a bacterial or fungous disease of rice characterized by shriveled or specked grains
b. : a disease of plants characterized by small usually circumscribed lesions — see bacterial speck
4. : something marked or marred with specks: as
a. : imperfect but usable fruit
< bought a basket of specks for jelly >
b. : a spotted or speckled fish
< when the big specks begin biting >
5. : a small sand darter (Ulocentra stigmaea) common in the southeastern United States
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1. : to produce specks and especially blemishes on or in : spot, speckle
2. : to remove specks from (as cloth)
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English spekke
dialect England : patch
IV. noun
Etymology: Dutch spek (from Middle Dutch spec) & German speck, from Old High German spek; both akin to Old English spec, spic bacon, blubber, Old Norse spik, Sanskrit sphigī buttock, sphāyati he increases, grows fat — more at speed
chiefly dialect : fat meat: as
a. : bacon, salt pork
b. : the blubber of a whale or other marine animal
c. Africa : the fat of the hippopotamus especially when cured for use as bacon
V. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: by shortening and alteration
Australia : prospect 1a |