speckle

• 指物体表面上的小斑点或小记号，通常颜色与周围不同；也指皮肤上的小斑点或瑕疵。

A noun referring to a small spot or mark, often of a contrasting color, on a surface.

1. Small mark or spotB2formal

   A tiny, often contrasting mark or spot on a surface.

   斑点

   • The bird's egg had a brown speckle on its shell.
   • Her face was covered in a faint speckle of freckles.
   • The artist added a speckle of gold paint to the canvas.

   同义词blotchdotfleckmottlespeckspot

• 动词，指用细小的斑点、色块或光点覆盖或点缀某物，使其呈现斑驳的样子。

A verb meaning to mark or cover something with small spots or patches of color or light.

1. Mark with small spotsB2formal

   To cover or mark something with many small spots or patches of color.

   使布满斑点

   • The artist speckled the canvas with tiny dots of blue paint.
   • Sunlight speckled the forest floor through the leaves.
   • The bird's eggs are speckled with brown and gray.

   同义词bespeckledappledotfleckfrecklemottlepepperspeckspotstipple

2. Produce a mottled effectB2formal

   To create a pattern of irregular spots or patches on a surface.

   使成斑点

   • The rain speckled the window with droplets.
   • Age had speckled the old photograph with yellow spots.
   • The light from the stained glass speckled the wall with colors.

   同义词bespeckledappledotfleckmottlespotsprinklestipple