spot/spɒt/

n C

1. 地点；场所

• a nice spot for a picnic 野餐的好去处

• This is the spot where the man was killed. 这里就是那个人被杀的地点。

2. 污渍

• a spot of mud 泥点

• a spot of blood 血迹

3. 英 斑点

• a white skirt with blue spots 白底蓝点儿的裙子

• the spots of a leopard 豹的斑点

4. (组织中的)职位，地位

• the number-one spot in the world tennis rankings 世界网坛头号选手

5. 性格缺陷；品格上的污点

• There is a spot on her reputation. 她的名声不好。

• His record is without a spot. 他的历史清白。

6. 非正式 处境(尤指困境)

• What would you do if you were in my spot? 如果你处在我的境地，你会怎么做？

7. 英非正式 少量，少许

• have a spot of rest 休息片刻

• There's not a spot of rain this month. 这个月没下过一滴雨。

8. (插入电视或电台节目中的)短小节目(或广告)

• The man has a twenty-minute spot on the radio every day. 那个人每天在广播里做一档20分钟的节目。

• They booked four thirty-second spots per day. 他们预定了每天4次每次30秒的广告插播。

9. 美口 特定票面的钞票

• a five spot 一张5元钞票

词组on the spot

1. 在现场；到场

• The police were on the spot within five minutes. 五分钟之内警察便赶到现场。

2. 立即，马上

• I'll do it on the spot. 我马上办这件事。

3. 处于困境

• He was on the spot for he had gone bankrupt. 因为破产，他处境困难。

put sb. on the spot 使某人处于难堪境地；使某人为难

• This news will put him on the spot. 这条新闻会使他很难堪。

• Your question put me on the spot. 你的问题可把我难住了。