spotting

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT Spots are small, round, coloured areas on a surface. 斑點
The leaves have yellow areas on the top and underneath are powdery orange spots. 葉子上耑有黃色斑塊，下方有粉狀橙色斑點。
2. N-COUNT Spots on a person's skin are small lumps or marks. (皮膚上的) 小疙瘩; 斑
My brother's face was covered with spots. 我弟弟曾滿臉疙瘩。
3. N-COUNT You can refer to a particular place as a spot. 地點
They stayed at several of the island's top tourist spots. 他們在島上幾個最好的旅遊景點呆過。
4. N-COUNT A spot in a television or radio show is a part of it that is regularly reserved for a particular performer or type of entertainment. 固定節(jié)目檔
Unsuccessful at screen writing, he got a spot on a CNN show. 電影劇本創(chuàng)作方麪未能成功，之後他在CNN得到了一個固定節(jié)目檔。
5. V-T If you spot something or someone, you notice them. 發(fā)現(xiàn)
Vicenzo failed to spot the error. 維森佐沒能發(fā)現(xiàn)這個錯誤。
6. N-COUNT A spot of a liquid is a small amount of it. 滴; 點[英國英語]
Spots of rain had begun to fall. 雨點已經(jīng)開始落下來了。
7. PHRASE If you do something on the spot, you do it immediately. 儅即; 儅場
James was called to see the producer and got the job on the spot. 詹姆斯被叫去見那個制片人，儅即得到了那份工作。
8. rooted to the spot→see rooted