speck
speck 英 [spek] 美 [spɛk]
n. 灰尘；污点；小颗粒 vt. 使有斑点
名词复数:specks
- A speck is a tiny patch or spot. At night, the stars look like glittering specks against the sky. And when you look up at the night sky, you might feel like a mere speck in the universe.
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- n. 灰尘；污点；小颗粒
- vt. 使有斑点
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1. There is not a speck of dust.
一点灰尘也没有。
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2. After the mayor tells him about all about the people in Who-ville, Horton is determined to protect them and the speck on which they live ...
在镇长告诉他有关无名镇里的人们的所有事情之后，霍顿决定要保护他们和他们所居住的浮尘...
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3. But neither America nor Vietnam wanted the kids known as Amerasians and commonly dismissed by the Vietnamese as "children of the dust"—as insignificant as a speck to be brushed aside.
然而，美国也好，越南也罢，都不希望这些孩子被称为美亚混血儿。 越南人一般把他们当做“尘埃之子”置之不理——像微不足道的灰尘一样抹掉。
- speck (n.) Old English specca "small spot, stain," of unknown origin; probably related to Dutch speckel "speck, speckle," Middle Dutch spekelen "to sprinkle" (compare speckle (v.)). Meaning "tiny bit" developed c. 1400. As a verb, 1570s, from the noun. Related: Specked.
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