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单词 spot
释义

spot

See also: Spot, śpöt, and spöt

English

Etymology

From Middle English spot, spotte, partially from Middle Dutch spotte (“spot, speck”), and partially merging with Middle English splot, from Old English splott (“spot, plot of land”). Cognate with North Frisian spot (“speck, piece of ground”), Low German spot (“speck”), Old Norse spotti (“small piece”). See also splot, splotch.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /spɒt/
  • Rhymes: -ɒt
  • (US) IPA(key): /spɑt/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

spot (plural spots)

  1. A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
    The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.
    Why do ladybugs have spots?
  2. A stain or disfiguring mark.
    I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out.
  3. A pimple, papule or pustule.
    That morning, I saw that a spot had come up on my chin.
    I think she's got chicken pox; she's covered in spots.
  4. A small, unspecified amount or quantity.
    Do come 'round on Sunday for a spot of tea, won't you?
  5. (slang, US) A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars.
    Here's the twenty bucks I owe you, a ten spot and two five spots.
  6. A location or area.
    I like to eat lunch in a pleasant spot outside.
    For our anniversary we went back to the same spot where we first met.
    • 1667, John Milton, “Book III”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], OCLC 228722708; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, OCLC 230729554:
      That spot to which I point is Paradise.
    • 1800, William Wordsworth, Hart-leap Well
      "A jolly place," said he, "in times of old! / But something ails it now: the spot is curs'd."
    • 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France
      Yachvilli made it 6-0 with a second sweet strike from 45 metres after Matt Stevens was penalised for collapsing a scrum, and then slid another penalty just wide from the same spot.
  7. A parking space.
    • 2011 March 23, “We asked mayoral candidates: Do you support 'dibs' on parking spots?”, in Chicago Sun-Times:
      Del Valle has the blessing of a garage, so he doesn't have to claim “dibs” on shoveled street spots himself, he said.
  8. (sports) An official determination of placement.
    The fans were very unhappy with the referee's spot of the ball.
  9. A bright lamp; a spotlight.
  10. (US, advertising) A brief advertisement or program segment on television.
    Did you see the spot on the news about the shoelace factory?
  11. A difficult situation.
    Synonyms: predicament; see also Thesaurus:difficult situation
    She was in a real spot when she ran into her separated husband while on a date.
  12. (gymnastics, dance, weightlifting) One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter.
  13. (soccer) Penalty spot.
    • 2011 January 8, Chris Bevan, “Arsenal 1 - 1 Leeds”, in BBC‎:
      The Gunners dominated for long periods but, against the run of play, Denilson fouled Max Gradel and Robert Snodgrass put Leeds ahead from the spot.
  14. The act of spotting or noticing something.
    You've misspelled "terrapin" here. —Whoops. Good spot.
  15. A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak.
  16. A food fish (Leiostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States, with a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides.
  17. The southern redfish, or red horse (Sciaenops ocellatus), which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.
  18. (in the plural, brokers' slang, dated) Commodities, such as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery.
  19. An autosoliton.
  20. (finance) A decimal point; point.
    Twelve spot two five pounds sterling. ― £12.25
  21. Any of various points marked on the table, from which balls are played, in snooker, pool, billiards, etc.
  22. Any of the balls marked with spots in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the stripes.

Hyponyms

  • sitspot
  • shot spot
  • sweet spot

Derived terms

Terms derived from spot (noun)
  • Arago spot
  • blackspot
  • bright spot
  • Fresnel spot
  • on the spot
  • Poisson spot
  • sitspot
  • spot check
  • spot color, spot colour
  • spot hire
  • spot market
  • spot of bother
  • spot on
  • spot remover
  • spottish
  • spotty
  • X marks the spot

Descendants

  • → Catalan: espot

Translations

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Verb

spot (third-person singular simple present spots, present participle spotting, simple past and past participle spotted)

  1. (transitive) To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.
    Try to spot the differences between these two pictures.
    • 2020 July 1, Ruth Sutherland and Neil Peters, “Answering the call”, in Rail, page 47:
      The campaign aimed to give commuters the confidence to trust their own instincts and intervene if they spot someone vulnerable who may be at risk of suicide, and to talk to them to interrupt their suicidal thoughts.
  2. (US, slang) To loan a small amount of money to someone.
    I’ll spot you ten dollars for lunch.
  3. (transitive, intransitive) To stain; to leave a spot (on).
    Hard water will spot if it is left on a surface.
    a garment spotted with mould
  4. To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.
    I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti.
  5. To retouch a photograph on film to remove minor flaws.
  6. (gymnastics, dance, weightlifting, climbing) To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.
    I can’t do a back handspring unless somebody spots me.
  7. (dance) To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.
    Most figure skaters do not spot their turns like dancers do.
  8. To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation.
    • a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the page number)”, in Fulke Greville, Matthew Gwinne, and John Florio, editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, OCLC 801077108; republished in Albert Feuillerat, editor, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia (Cambridge English Classics: The Complete Works of Sir Philip Sidney; I), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: University Press, 1912, OCLC 318419127:
      Link not me in self same chain With the wicked-working folk, Who their spotted thoughts do cloak.
    • c. 1608–1610, Francis Beaumont; John Fletcher, “Philaster: Or, Love Lies a Bleeding”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, OCLC 3083972, Act V, scene ii:
      If ever I shall close these eyes but once, / May I live spotted for my perjury.
  9. To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing.
  10. (transitive, chiefly snooker and billiards) To place an object at a location indicated by a spot.
    The referee had to spot the pink on the blue spot.
  11. (aviation, military, transitive) To position (an aircraft) on the deck of an aircraft carrier ready for launch by catapult.
    • 1959, United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel, Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3 & 2: Navy Training Courses (page 315)
      The aircraft is spotted on the catapult, and the console operator turns the crank to FIRST READY, causing the exhaust valve to close.
    • 1990, Mike Harvell, Airman (page 9-37)
      This spotting order varies from carrier to carrier to suit the flight-deck layout. Certain aircraft must be spotted in a specific location to permit servicing, loading of ammunition, starting, maintenance, and so forth.
  12. (rail transport, transitive) To position (a locomotive or car) at a predetermined point, e.g., for loading or unloading.

Translations

loan money to somebody — See also translations at loan#Verb,‎ lend

Adjective

spot (not comparable)

  1. (commerce, finance) Available on the spot; for immediate payment or delivery.
    spot wheat
    spot cash
    a spot contract

Translations

Anagrams

  • OTPs, POST, POTS, PTOs, Post, TPOs, opts, post, post-, post., pots, stop, tops

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsb̥ʌd̥]

Etymology 1

From the verb spotte (“to mock”). Compare Old Norse spottr, German Spott.

Noun

spot c (singular definite spotten, not used in plural form)

  1. mockery, ridicule
    • 2013, Jan Guillou, Vejen til Jerusalem, Modtryk, →ISBN:
      Men at også den anden søn savnede alle mandlige dyder, var straks værre og gjorde spotten større.
      But that the other son, too, lacked all male virtues, was much worse and enlarged the mockery.
    • 2010, Tove Ditlevsen, Man gjorde et barn fortræd, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      Hun havde råd til at smile igen, så ligegyldig var deres spot hende.
      She could afford to smile back, that was how little she cared about their ridicule.
    • 2015, Jørgen Christensen, Muhammed-tegningerne, demokratiet og sikkerhedspolitikken, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 9:
      I artiklen skrev kulturredaktør Flemming Rose bl.a., at muslimer måtte acceptere, at deres religiøse følelser blev udsat for hån, spot og latterliggørelse[sic]:...
      In the article, editor of culture Flemming Rose wrote, among other things, that muslims had to accept their religious feelings being made the object of mockery, derision and ridicule:...
    • 2014, Fjodor M. Dostojevskij, Minder fra dødens hus, Bechs Forlag - Viatone, →ISBN:
      Først sporede man hos alle en heftig forbitrelse, derefter en dyb nedslåethed, og endelig syntes al sindsbevægelse at vige pladsen for hoverende spot.
      At first, one saw with everyone a hefty bitterness, then a deep sadness, and finally, all emotion seemed to recede, making way for gloating mockery.
Inflection
Declension of spot
common
gender		Singular
indefinitedefinite
nominativespotspotten
genitivespotsspottens

Etymology 2

From English spot.

Noun

spot c or n (singular definite spotten or spottet, plural indefinite spot or spots)

  1. spotlight
    • 1982, Lene H. Bagger, Idioterne, p. 179
      I millisekundet hvor lyset satte spots på hendes uforberedte ansigt, røbede det hende
      In the short moment when the light turned the spotlight on her unprepared face, it revealed her
  2. spot (short advertisement in radio or TV)
    • 2012, Jyllands-Posten
      Lego meddeler, at deres juleomsætning overgik alle forventninger på grund af spottene i TV 2
      LEGO informs that their Christmas sale surpassed all expectations due to the spots on TV 2
Inflection
Declension of spot
either
gender		SingularPlural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominativespotspotten
spottet		spot
spots		spottene
(unofficial) spotsene
genitivespotsspottens
spottets		spots
spots'		spottenes
(unofficial) spotsenes

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

spot

  1. imperative of spotte

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɔt/
  • spot(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch spot, from Old Dutch *spot, from Proto-Germanic *spuþþaz.

Noun

spot m (uncountable)

  1. mockery
    Synonyms: spotternij, plagerij, pesterij
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: spot

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English spot.

Noun

spot m (plural spots, diminutive spotje n)

  1. spot; a spotlight.
  2. spot; a brief segment on television.

Anagrams

  • post, stop

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English spot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɔt/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

spot m (plural spots)

  1. (physics) light spot
  2. blip (on radar)
  3. (cinematography, theater) spotlight, spot
  4. (surfing) area
  5. (television) spot; a brief segment on television

Further reading

  • “spot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • pots, stop

Indonesian

Etymology

From English spot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈspɔt]
  • Hyphenation: spot

Noun

spot

  1. (colloquial) spot, a location or area.

Further reading

  • “spot” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English spot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɔt/
  • Rhymes: -ɔt
  • Hyphenation: spòt

Noun

spot m (invariable)

  1. spot (theatrical light; luminous point; brief radio or TV advertisment)

Further reading

  • spot in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

  • post, post-, stop

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *spot, from Proto-Germanic *sputtaz.

Noun

spot m or n

  1. joke, jest
  2. mockery, derision

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • spotten

Descendants

  • Dutch: spot

Further reading

  • “spot”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “spot”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Old High German

Etymology

Compare Dutch spot. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

spot m

  1. mockery

Declension

Declension of spot (masculine a-stem)
casesingularplural
nominativespotspota
accusativespotspota
genitivespotesspoto
dativespotespotum
instrumentalspotu—

Descendants

  • Middle High German: spot
    • German: Spott

References

  1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English spot (“brief advertisement”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɔt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔt
  • Syllabification: spot
  • Homophone: spod

Noun

spot m inan

  1. (neologism) spot, a short broadcast in television

Usage notes

Used for all short informational and promotional broadcasts, such as public service announcements, social campaigns, election ads and advertisements. The native counterpart reklama is restricted to advertisements.

Declension

Declension of spot
singularplural
nominativespotspoty
genitivespotuspotów
dativespotowispotom
accusativespotspoty
instrumentalspotemspotami
locativespociespotach
vocativespociespoty

Further reading

  • spot in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • spot in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

spot m (genitive singular spoit, plural spotan)

  1. spot, stain
  2. spot, place

Synonyms

  • (place): bad

Derived terms

  • spot dall

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English spot.

Noun

spot m (plural spots)

  1. advert, ad

Further reading

  • “spot”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English sport.

Noun

spot

  1. sport

Volapük

Noun

spot (nominative plural spots)

  1. sport

Declension

declension of spot
singularplural
nominativespotspots
genitivespotaspotas
dativespotespotes
accusativespotispotis
vocative 1o spot!o spots!
predicative 2spotuspotus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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