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flyspeck

/flahy-spek/US // ˈflaɪˌspɛk //UK // (ˈflaɪˌspɛk) //

蝇斑,蝇蛆,蝇斑症,蝇头小鸟

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a speck or tiny stain from the excrement of a fly.
    • : any minute spot.
    • : Plant Pathology. a disease of pome fruits, characterized by small, raised, dark spots on the fruit, caused by a fungus, Leptothyrium pomi.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to mark with flyspecks.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Tom looked up and saw a tiny flyspeck roaring straight down at the ship.

  • This affair to-night is a mere flyspeck to whats coming along in a week.

  • But to me his ambitions seemed futile, and the whole of Long Island less important than a flyspeck on the map of the world.