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 spot /ˈspɑt/
 汙點,地點,斑點,點,缺點,處境,少量(a.)當場的,現場的,現貨買賣的(vt.)點綴

 spot /ˈspɑt/ 名詞

 spot
 點

 Spot n.
 1. A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored.
    Out, damned spot! Out, I say!   --Shak.
 2. A stain on character or reputation; something that soils purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish.
    Yet Chloe, sure, was formed without a spot.   --Pope.
 3. A small part of a different color from the main part, or from the ground upon which it is; as, the spots of a leopard; the spots on a playing card.
 4. A small extent of space; a place; any particular place. “Fixed to one spot.”
    That spot to which I point is Paradise.   --Milton.
 “A jolly place,” said he, “in times of old!
 But something ails it now: the spot is cursed.”   --Wordsworth.
 5. Zool. A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above its beak.
 6. Zool. (a) A sciaenoid food fish (Liostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. It has a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides. Called also goody, Lafayette, masooka, and old wife. (b) The southern redfish, or red horse, which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail. See Redfish.
 7. pl. Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery. [Broker's Cant]
 Crescent spot Zool., any butterfly of the family Melitaeidae having crescent-shaped white spots along the margins of the red or brown wings.
 Spot lens Microscopy, a condensing lens in which the light is confined to an annular pencil by means of a small, round diaphragm (the spot), and used in dark-field illumination; -- called also spotted lens.
 Spot rump Zool., the Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica).
 Spots on the sun. Astron. See Sun spot, ander Sun.
 On the spot, or  Upon the spot, immediately; before moving; without changing place; as, he made his decision on the spot.
    It was determined upon the spot.   --Swift.
 Syn: -- Stain; flaw; speck; blot; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish; place; site; locality.

 Spot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Spotting.]
 1. To make visible marks upon with some foreign matter; to discolor in or with spots; to stain; to cover with spots or figures; as, to spot a garment; to spot paper.
 2. To mark or note so as to insure recognition; to recognize; to detect; as, to spot a criminal. [Cant]
 3. To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation; to asperse.
    My virgin life no spotted thoughts shall stain.   --Sir P. Sidney.
 If ever I shall close these eyes but once,
 May I live spotted for my perjury.   --Beau. & Fl.
 To spot timber, to cut or chip it, in preparation for hewing.

 Spot, v. i. To become stained with spots.

 Spot a. Lit., being on the spot, or place; hence Com., on hand for immediate delivery after sale; -- said of commodities; as, spot wheat.
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 spot
      n 1: a point located with respect to surface features of some
           region; "this is a nice place for a picnic" [syn: topographic
           point, place]
      2: a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv
         programs or in a magazine) that is often used for
         advertising
      3: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn:
          smudge, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur]
      4: a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a
         leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin
         ice"; "a fleck of red" [syn: speckle, dapple, patch,
          fleck, maculation]
      5: a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific
         performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the
         program"
      6: an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the
         high points of the movie" [syn: point]
      7: a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot"
      8: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the
         treasury" [syn: position, post, berth, office, billet,
          place, situation]
      9: a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism"
         [syn: touch]
      10: a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper" [syn: bit]
      11: a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) [syn:
           pip]
      12: a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a
          restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage
          performer [syn: spotlight]
      13: a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to
          indicate its value; "an eight spot"
      14: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he
          made a huge blot on his copybook" [syn: blot, smear,
          smirch, stain]
      v 1: catch sight of [syn: descry, espy, spy]
      2: mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished" [syn: blemish]
      3: make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
         [syn: fleck, blob, blot]
      4: become spotted; "This dress spots quickly"
      5: mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition;
         "spot the areas that one should clearly identify"
      [also: spotting, spotted]