Then he'd just stand there rooted to the spot, his heart racing.

——The Legend of 1900

他的腳像生了根，心也悸動不安。

——《海上鋼琴師》

一、關(guān)于spot，你應(yīng)該知道的用法有

adj.

1.現(xiàn)付的；從事現(xiàn)金交易的

People who travel pay the spot exchange rate when they have to trade currency.

當(dāng)旅行者不得不進(jìn)行貨幣貿(mào)易時，需要按照現(xiàn)付的利率交易。

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2.現(xiàn)場廣播的，現(xiàn)場報導(dǎo)的

Several television stations gave spot coverage to the conference.

好幾家電視臺對大會作了現(xiàn)場報導(dǎo)。

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3.（廣告）插在節(jié)目間的

I wish the spot commercials within the programs would be shorter.

我希望節(jié)目中間的廣告縮短一點。

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adv.

【英】【口】恰好，準(zhǔn)確地

The birth of the cult of fine wine can be dated spot.

對名酒佳釀的狂熱，可以精確地追溯其誕生的日期。

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n.

1.斑點，斑塊 [C]

The leaves have yellow areas on the top and underneath are powdery orange spots.

葉子的表面有黃色斑塊，背面則有桔色粉狀斑點。

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2.污點；污漬 [C]

The boy's white shirt was marked up with spots of ink.

那男孩的白襯衫上有墨水漬。

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3.疤；痣；丘疹；瘡 [C]

Never squeeze blackheads, spots or pimples.

千萬不要擠黑頭、痣或粉刺。

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4.場所，地點 [C]

This is the spot where the two trucks collided.

這兒就是兩輛卡車相撞的地點。

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5.職位，職務(wù) [C]

I once interviewed him for a spot.

我曾經(jīng)為一份職位面試過他。

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6.娛樂場所，旅游勝地 [C]

They stayed at several of the island's top tourist spots.

他們在島上最著名的幾處旅游景點作了停留。

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7.【口】處境；困境 [C]

He is in a tight spot.

他處境艱難。

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8.【口】聚光燈 [C]

I was dazzled by the spotlights as I walked onto the stage.

當(dāng)我走上舞臺時，就被聚光燈照得睜不開眼睛。

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9.【口】（廣播、電視等中的）定期小節(jié)目 [C]

Unsuccessful at screen writing, he got a spot on a CNN film show.

寫電影劇本未獲成功后，他在美國有線新聞網(wǎng)的一檔電影節(jié)目中爭取到了一個固定時段。

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10.（節(jié)目間的）廣告插播 [C]

We are running a series of TV spot over the next three week .

我們要在以后三周時間里插播出一系列電視廣告節(jié)目。

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v.

1.在...上飾以斑點(+with) [T]

Spot your drawing with a red pen.

用紅筆在你的畫上加斑點。

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2.使沾上污點，弄臟(+with) [T]

Be careful! Do not spot the clean curtain.

小心，不要把潔白的窗簾弄臟了。

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3.玷污，污辱 [T]

His good name has been spotted by dishonesty.

不誠實的行為玷污了他的好名聲。

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4.【口】認(rèn)出，發(fā)現(xiàn) [T]

But how do you spot an atheist?

但是，你怎么能認(rèn)出一個無神論者呢？

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5.【軍】探明...的位置 [T]

They spotted the new positions of each vessel.

他們測定了每一條船的新位置。

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6.用聚光燈照 [T]

At night the baseball field is spotted.

夜里棒球場被聚光燈照得通明。

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7.在...上做記號 [T]

Why has he not spotted upon his heart?

他為什么不干脆在胸上做一個記號呢？

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8.布置，散布，安置(+with) [T]

They spotted the room for the meeting.

他們?yōu)闀h布置房間。

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9.沾上污漬；產(chǎn)生污漬 [I]

Your pants will spot.

你的褲子會沾上污漬的。

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10.從云中探明敵方目標(biāo)(+for) [I]

The Turkish security forces have started spotting for the missing men.

土耳其安全部隊已經(jīng)開始搜尋失蹤人員。

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二、下面我們來學(xué)習(xí)一下含有spot的常見短語

beauty spot

n.名勝，美人痣

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blind spot

n. 盲點

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on the spot

adv. 當(dāng)場，在危險中，處于負(fù)責(zé)地位

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soft spot

n. 弱點,軟弱不振的企業(yè)；溫情，柔情

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spot price

n.現(xiàn)貨價格

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yellow spot

n. 黃斑

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三、最后，做個填詞游戲吧

An ambulance was on the _____ within minutes.
幾分鐘之內(nèi),一輛救護(hù)車便趕到現(xiàn)場。 ?