mottled

• 形容某物表面布满不同颜色或深浅的斑点、斑块。

Describes something marked with spots or patches of different colors or shades.

1. Spotted or blotchyB2formal

   Marked with spots or patches of different colors or shades.

   斑驳的

   • The mottled leaves of the plant indicated a disease.
   • Her skin became mottled from the cold weather.
   • The old painting had a mottled surface due to age.

   同义词blotchydappledfleckedmulticoloredpatchyspeckledspottedstreakedvariegated

   反义词evenplainsolidunblemisheduniformunspotted

• 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