mottle

• 名词，指颜色斑点不规则分布的状态，常见于表面或图案上。

A noun referring to an irregular arrangement of patches of color, often seen on surfaces or patterns.

1. Irregular color patternC1formal

   An irregular arrangement of patches of color, often found on surfaces like skin, leaves, or rocks.

   斑驳花纹

   • The mottle on the bird's feathers helped it blend into the forest floor.
   • The old photograph showed a distinct mottle of brown and green.
   • The artist used a mottle of colors to create a textured effect on the canvas.

   同义词dapplemottlingvariegation

• 动词，指使某物表面覆盖上不同颜色或深浅的斑点、斑块或条纹；也指本身形成这样的斑纹。

A verb meaning to mark or become marked with spots or blotches of different colors or shades.

1. Mark with spots or blotchesC1formal

   To mark something with spots or blotches of different colors or shades, as if stained.

   使布满斑点

   • The artist mottled the canvas with shades of blue and green.
   • The old paper was mottled with age and moisture.
   • The disease mottled the leaves with yellow and brown patches.

   同义词bespeckleblotchdapplefleckspecklespotstipplestreak

2. Colour with streaks or blotchesC1formal

   To colour something with streaks or blotches of different shades.

   使呈斑点或条纹

   • The sun mottled the forest floor with patches of light and shadow.
   • The chemical reaction mottled the metal surface with a rainbow of colors.
   • The painter mottled the wall to give it an antique look.

   同义词blotchdapplefleckmarblespecklestipplestreakvariegate