dot

Word family adjectivedotteddottydotalnoundottinessdotted linedotdotation

dot1 /dɒt $ dɑːt/ S2 noun [countableC]

1 MARKa small round mark or spot 点，小圆点

a pattern of dots

圆点图案

2 on the dot informalTIME/AT A PARTICULAR TIME exactly on time or at a particular time 在指定时间，准时

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3点/7点30分等

Mr Green arrived at six on the dot.

格林先生正好在6点到达。

Examples from the Corpus

arrived ... on the dot• Matthew arrived on the dot of seven.

3 FARsomething 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. TCTa short sound or flash of light used when sending messages by Morse code 〔莫尔斯电码的〕点 → dash

→ the year dot at year(14)

Examples from the Corpus

dot• The plane was just a dot in the sky.• A dot is placed in the appropriate column opposite each criterion and the dots are joined up by a line.• His fabric prints include lots of roses, hearts, and dots.• This is the city connected by dots.• Each dot is made of many tiny tubes - much too small to see without a microscope.• The O. J. Simpson civil trial resumes Monday, and with it, the defense strategy of connect the dots.• So basically Angela just connects the dots.• The reverse occurred on restoration of the dot key and depression of the dash key.• The children were dots on the sand, well ahead of him now, getting smaller all the time.

dot2 verb (dotted, dotting) [transitiveT]

1 MARKto 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。

2 [usually passive]SPREAD 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

be dotted with something

The lake was dotted with sailboats.

湖面上星星点点布满了帆船。

be dotted about/around etc something

The company has over 20 stores dotted around the country.

该公司现有超过20家商店散布在全国各地。

Poppies dotted the field.

田野里遍布着星星点点的罂粟花。

n Grammar

Dot is often passive in this meaning.

3 MARKto put a very small amount of something on a surface, especially in several places 点；点缀

dot something with something

Dot the apples with butter.

在苹果上点些黄油。

4. dot the i’s and cross the t’s informalDETAIL to pay careful attention to all the details when you are finishing something 〔即将完成某事情时〕检查所有细节，一丝不苟地完成

Examples from the Corpus

dot the i’s and cross the t’s• Well, we haven't dotted the i's and crossed the t's, but the contract's nearly ready.

Examples from the Corpus

dot• Dot the apples with butter cut into small pieces.• Computer screens displaying bulletin boards dot the college.• Chalet-style homes dot the forested hillside.• The ganja farms increased in rapid frequency, with hastily erected tents dotting the hillsides.• Moose and bear prints dotted the sand bars and bald eagles glared down at us from river-side perches.• Along the roadsides, spring wildflowers dot the shoulders like stars in sparse constellations.• There was, however, the matter of the gold brooch dotted with gemstones.• It was dotted with old stone-built houses and cottages.• From my door stretched blue-green fields dotted with trees and the colored saris of women going to work.

be dotted about/around etc something• Low couches and upholstered cushions were dotted around the floor.• Some 200 restaurants and retail concessions will be dotted around the Expo site.• Stone ruins were dotted about the site, several yards apart, like an abandoned village whose streets had turned to pastureland.

From Longman Business Dictionary

dotdot /dɒtdɑːt/ noun [countableC]

1COMPUTINGa small round mark, for example the one used over the letter i. If you are telling someone your EMAIL address, you refer to the round mark between the words as dot

If you need to email me, you can contact me at john dot jones at pearson dot com.

2on the dot informal if something happens at a certain time on the dot, it happens at exactly that time

The meeting begins at 9.30 on the dot.

3connect/join the dots to find or show that there is a relationship between several ideas, facts etc

It took years of work by a team of investigators to connect all the dots and show that he was guilty.

Origin dot1

Old English dott “top of a spot on the skin”

词汇	dot
释义	dot Word family adjectivedotteddottydotalnoundottinessdotted linedotdotation dot1 /dɒt $ dɑːt/ ●●● S2 noun [countableC] 1 MARKa small round mark or spot 点，小圆点 a pattern of dots 圆点图案 2 on the dot informalTIME/AT A PARTICULAR TIME exactly on time or at a particular time 在指定时间，准时 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3点/7点30分等 Mr Green arrived at six on the dot. 格林先生正好在6点到达。 Examples from the Corpus arrived ... on the dot• Matthew arrived on the dot of seven. 3 FARsomething 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. TCTa short sound or flash of light used when sending messages by Morse code 〔莫尔斯电码的〕点 → dash → the year dot at year(14) Examples from the Corpus dot• The plane was just a dot in the sky.• A dot is placed in the appropriate column opposite each criterion and the dots are joined up by a line.• His fabric prints include lots of roses, hearts, and dots.• This is the city connected by dots.• Each dot is made of many tiny tubes - much too small to see without a microscope.• The O. J. Simpson civil trial resumes Monday, and with it, the defense strategy of connect the dots.• So basically Angela just connects the dots.• The reverse occurred on restoration of the dot key and depression of the dash key.• The children were dots on the sand, well ahead of him now, getting smaller all the time. dot2 ●○○ verb (dotted, dotting) [transitiveT] 1 MARKto 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。 2 [usually passive]SPREAD 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 be dotted with something The lake was dotted with sailboats. 湖面上星星点点布满了帆船。 be dotted about/around etc something The company has over 20 stores dotted around the country. 该公司现有超过20家商店散布在全国各地。 Poppies dotted the field. 田野里遍布着星星点点的罂粟花。 n Grammar Dot is often passive in this meaning. 3 MARKto put a very small amount of something on a surface, especially in several places 点；点缀 dot something with something Dot the apples with butter. 在苹果上点些黄油。 4. dot the i’s and cross the t’s informalDETAIL to pay careful attention to all the details when you are finishing something 〔即将完成某事情时〕检查所有细节，一丝不苟地完成 Examples from the Corpus dot the i’s and cross the t’s• Well, we haven't dotted the i's and crossed the t's, but the contract's nearly ready. Examples from the Corpus dot• Dot the apples with butter cut into small pieces.• Computer screens displaying bulletin boards dot the college.• Chalet-style homes dot the forested hillside.• The ganja farms increased in rapid frequency, with hastily erected tents dotting the hillsides.• Moose and bear prints dotted the sand bars and bald eagles glared down at us from river-side perches.• Along the roadsides, spring wildflowers dot the shoulders like stars in sparse constellations.• There was, however, the matter of the gold brooch dotted with gemstones.• It was dotted with old stone-built houses and cottages.• From my door stretched blue-green fields dotted with trees and the colored saris of women going to work. be dotted about/around etc something• Low couches and upholstered cushions were dotted around the floor.• Some 200 restaurants and retail concessions will be dotted around the Expo site.• Stone ruins were dotted about the site, several yards apart, like an abandoned village whose streets had turned to pastureland. From Longman Business Dictionary dotdot /dɒtdɑːt/ noun [countableC] 1COMPUTINGa small round mark, for example the one used over the letter i. If you are telling someone your EMAIL address, you refer to the round mark between the words as dot If you need to email me, you can contact me at john dot jones at pearson dot com. 2on the dot informal if something happens at a certain time on the dot, it happens at exactly that time The meeting begins at 9.30 on the dot. 3connect/join the dots to find or show that there is a relationship between several ideas, facts etc It took years of work by a team of investigators to connect all the dots and show that he was guilty. Origin dot1 Old English dott “top of a spot on the skin”
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