dot
noun
verb
dɒt
noun
1
a
small
round
mark
or
spot
点，小圆点
a
pattern
of
dots
圆点图案
2
on the dot
exactly
on
time
or
at
a
particular
time
[非正式] 在指定时间，准时
informal
I’ll
be
there
on
the
dot.
我会准时到那里。
at
three
o’clock/seven
thirty
etc
on
the
dot
(at
exactly
3:00/7:30
etc)
正好三点/七点三十分等
Mr
Green
arrived
at
six
on
the
dot
.
格林先生正好在六点到达。
3
something
that
looks
like
a
small
spot
because
it
is
so
far
away
〔因相距很远〕看似一个小点的物体
The
plane
was
just
a
dot
on
the
horizon
.
飞机当时只是地平线上的一个小点。
4
a
short
sound
or
flash
of
light
used
when
sending
messages
by
MORSE
CODE
〔莫尔斯电码的〕点;
verb
5
to
mark
something
by
putting
a
dot
on
it
or
above
it
在〔某物上面或上方〕加点
She
never
dots
her
i’s.
她从来不在 i 上面加点。
6
if
an
area
is
dotted
with
things,
there
are
a
lot
of
them
there
but
they
are
spread
far
apart
布满，星罗棋布于
usually passive 一般用被动态
be
dotted
with
sth
The
lake
was
dotted
with
sailboats.
湖面上星星点点布满了帆船。
be
dotted
about/around
etc
sth
The
company
has
over
20
stores
dotted
around
the
country.
该公司现拥有 20 多家商店分散在全国各地。
Poppies
dotted
the
field.
田野里满是罂粟。
7
to
put
a
very
small
amount
of
something
on
a
surface,
especially
in
several
places
点; 点缀
dot
sth
with
sth
Dot
the
apples
with
butter.
把少量黄油涂在苹果上。
8
dot the i’s and cross the t’s
to
pay
careful
attention
to
all
the
details
when
you
are
finishing
something
[非正式] 〔即将完成某事情时〕注意所有细节，一丝不苟
informal