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单词 speck
释义
speck
noun[C]
uk
/spek/us
/spek/
a verysmallmark,piece, oramount:
小点，斑点；小片；一点点
He'd beenpaintingthedoorand there were specksofpaintall over thefloor.他在给门上漆，弄得地板上到处都是油漆斑点。
There's not a speckof(= not any)dust/dirtintheirhouse.他们的房子里一尘不染。
We couldseea speck(= asmallamount)oflightat the end of thetunnel.我们可以看见隧道尽头有一点亮光。
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moteliterary
particle(SMALL PIECE)
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shard
fragmentnoun
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
a mark on something
  • markThe backs of the chairs have left marks on the wall.
  • stainShe had grass stains on her white jeans.
  • smearHe had smears of tomato ketchup on his shirt.
  • smudgeNo matter how often I wash my hands, I leave smudges all over my phone's screen.
  • blotchHe had blotches all over his face.
  • speckShe looked through the old camera lens and saw specks of dust.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Dirt & untidiness
  • bloodstain
  • clutter
  • contaminant
  • contamination
  • crud
  • filthiness
  • fleck
  • grime
  • grunge
  • gunge
  • muck
  • omnishambles
  • pollutant
  • polluter
  • recontamination
  • scruff
  • shambles
  • slime
  • slob
  • smear
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Words meaning small pieces and amounts
(Definition ofspeckfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

speck| American Dictionary

speck
noun[C]
us
/spek/
a verysmallmark,piece, oramount:
There arepaintspecks all over thefloor.
Thesesmallislandsare just specks on themap.
There’s not a speck ofdustintheirhouse.
(Definition ofspeckfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspeck

speck
The eternal hourglass of existence is turned upside down again and again, and you with it,speckof dust !
From theCambridge English Corpus
Seed-eating animals probably wonder whether a particularspeckon the ground is a pebble or a partly buried seed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Under these conditions they are plainly visible to the naked eye as minute specks, particularly on the basal regions of the young leaves.
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The house was visible as aspeckin the distance-aspeckthat most people needed coaching to discern.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Such advances have already been publicised as being able to breedspeck-like robots that will be able to hunt down germs in the human body.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Her fear of powerlessness makes her feel diminished andspeck-like at times.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Similarly, specks of dust may have an important effect.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Most of this material is clear or very translucent, but its banding is much fainter, often with alignments of very small specks of somewhat darker material.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To tell the truth, most appeared to be spending more time admiring their own reflections in the shining barrels than removing specks of polish or grime.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Yet a week later the police found this minutespeckof something on some gloves that were in a drawer.
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These lofty souls with microscopic eyes can see the smallestspeckof this campaign, but they can see no goodness outside of it.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Such aspeckwould fit on the head of a matchstick, but over time that is enough to cause serious lead poisoning.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It can be aspeckof dandruff on a shoulder of an official or some minor hair out of place.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is easy to see thespeckin your brother's eye, but not so easy to see the plank in your own.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
If a smallspeckof that dust gets into people's lungs, they are finished.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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