mottling

• 名词，指在物体表面形成斑点、色斑或不同色调斑块的行为或过程，也指由此产生的斑驳、杂色状态。

A noun referring to the act or process of coloring or marking something with areas of different shades or spots.

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1. Coloring with varied shadesC1formal

   The process or result of marking something with spots or patches of different colors or shades.

   斑驳

   • The mottling on the old painting was caused by age and humidity.
   • The artist achieved a beautiful mottling effect by layering different paints.
   • The leaves showed a natural mottling of green and yellow.

   同义词marblingspottingvariegation

• 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