speck
/spek/ (bre, ipa) · /spek/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈspek/ (ame, mw)
speck — 名詞
- specksingular
- specksplural
1. a tiny spot, fragment, or bit of something, especially one that is hard to see b
小點；少許
極小的點、碎屑或少量
a tiny spot, fragment, or bit of something, especially one that is hard to see because it is so small.
Heloisa wiped a speck of dust from the camera lens before filming.
Heloisa 拍攝前把鏡頭上的一小點灰塵擦掉。
a speck of + noun for a tiny visible bit
Anong found yellow specks of paint on the sleeve of a white shirt.
Anong 在白襯衫的袖口上發現了幾個黃色漆點。
After Selim cleaned the bike chain, there was not a speck of rust left.
Selim 清理腳踏車鏈條後，上面一點鏽也沒有留下。
Christopher added a speck of salt to the soup before serving it.
Christopher 上桌前又往湯裡加了少許鹽。
文法句型
a speck of + noun
not a speck of + noun
用法筆記
Often used for dust, dirt, paint, rust, or other tiny visible bits. In negative statements, 'not a speck of' emphasizes that nothing at all remains.
常見錯誤
speck — 動詞
- speckpresent simple I / you / we / they
- specks3rd person singular
- specking-ing form
- speckedpast simple
1. to leave tiny dots on something, or to make a surface look scattered with them.
點滿；布滿
使表面出現許多小點
to leave tiny dots on something, or to make a surface look scattered with them.
Mud specked the side of Brandon's car after the farm road turned wet.
農路變濕後，泥巴把 Brandon 車身側面濺得布滿小泥點。
speck + object with tiny marks
Yael specked the paper with blue paint while testing a new brush.
Yael 試新畫筆時，用藍漆在紙上點出許多小點。
speck + object + with + noun
By noon, the baker's apron was specked with flour from the mixer.
到了中午，麵包師的圍裙已經布滿了攪拌機濺上的麵粉小點。
Small black seeds specked the top of Alessia's bread roll.
小黑籽把 Alessia 麵包捲的表面點滿了。
文法句型
speck + object + with + noun
be specked with + noun
用法筆記
Often used with 'with' to name what creates the tiny marks, as in 'specked with mud' or 'specked with flour'. The passive form is common when the marked surface matters more than the cause.