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词汇 blotch
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Definition of blotch in English:

blotch

noun blɒtʃblɑtʃ
  • A large irregular patch or unsightly mark on the skin or another surface.

    (尤指皮肤上的)斑块,疹块,污块

    red blotches on her face

    她脸上的红斑。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • By the time I was done, I had ink blotches on my skin, and my hands and wrists were cramped.
    • Infected leaves develop light green blotches on the upper surface.
    • It is coloured a nondescript grey to brown, with lots of irregular dark blotches.
    • I changed into a pair of faded jeans and a dark green tank top with red paint-like blotches on it.
    • The camera panned down to earth, and several large, reddish blotches appeared on the surface as the missiles struck.
    • Why do some of my apples have corky, brown blotches on the surface?
    • Solar storms tend to occur near sunspots, cool regions on the sun's surface that appear as dark blotches.
    • In a little time, when the roots of the plant had taken up the moisture, the unsightly blotches began to be extinguished in a living verdure.
    • Her skin had an uncanny translucence relieved by large dark blotches where nurses had tried to find a vein and she had bled under the surface.
    • It can be recognized as oval to irregular spots or blotches with ash gray centers and the presence of black fungal bodies speckled over the lesion surface.
    • His lip was curled in a snarl, and angry blotches of red stained his cheekbones.
    • Sure enough I spotted a myriad of white blotches on the tarred surface indicating that this bird may have revenge on her mind.
    • He could have been lying on his naked belly in the grass by now with the sun painting red blotches on his freckled skin, while little bugs tickled between his toes.
    • Its back is dark with small, irregular, light blotches.
    • Frankie's first indication of the condition was the appearance of red blotches and flaking skin on his chest, forehead and scalp.
    • Sunlight breached the canopy only in patches, golden blotches on the forest floor.
    • Men often seek to have unsightly hair or skin blotches removed.
    • These coalesce into irregular, large maroon blotches when there's heavy infestation.
    • Skin damage appears as dark blotches or shaded areas.
    • Who knew that one day our vain quest for a sunburn would come back to haunt us in the form of panicking every time we see an unfamiliar blotch on our skin?
    Synonyms
    patch, smudge, pop, dot, spot, speck, speckle
    blot, stain, smear, streak, dab, daub, splash
    informal splotch, splodge
    rash, blemish, spot, freckle, birthmark, strawberry mark, port wine stain, eruption
    patch, mark, discoloration
    technical naevus, haemangioma
verb blɒtʃblɑtʃ
[with object]
  • Cover with blotches.

    给…弄上斑块,弄脏

    her face was blotched and swollen with crying
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I sputtered, my face blotching with embarrassment.
    • Their regulated breaths became shallow and rapid and wet patches of perspiration started to blotch their chests and their backs.
    • Neon ooze blotched the frilled fabric and streaked her hair, and blood stained the edges of cuts in the material, though the cuts in the underlying flesh had long since closed.
    • Behind, the glass barrier was a starved looking girl in a dirty purple dress ruined with mascara splatters, black tears blotched her face and her high bun was loose and trailing down in tousled strands.
    • A red stain spread quickly from one shoulder, blotching the pale yellow blouse she wore.
    • My breathing was shallow and I felt faint as the tears blotched my face.
    • Some people can blush and pull it off, but I blotch.
    • I could actually feel my body prickle, my stomach grow knuckles and my skin start to blotch and swell.
    • If you are happier using a liquid liner rather than a pencil, this has a fabulous brush that delivers just the right amount of colour without blotching.
    • Joan felt her neck beginning to blotch and was grateful for her turtleneck.
    • I felt heat blotching along my face, noticing that uncomfortable feeling whenever I was around Jon.
    • With fear blotching my heart, I backed away from him and went to my room, to change.
    • I am so afraid that the fabric will streak or blotch!
    • Raina opened her eyes, still seeing faint red and black dots blotching her vision.
    • ‘I thought you loved me,’ she whispered, her tears blotching the ink on the paper into little blue snowflakes.
    Synonyms
    spot, mark, speck, speckle, smudge, smear, streak, blemish, cover with blotches

Derivatives

  • blotchiness

  • nounˈblɒtʃɪnəsˈblɑtʃinəs
    mass noun
    • The property of being covered with blotches or irregular patches.

      the oil works to reduce blotchiness and redness
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The newest facials not only pamper, but also effectively fight signs of sun damage (think: blotchiness, rough patches and fine lines).
      • This causes skin to age prematurely, with effects including roughening, blotchiness, sagging and wrinkles.
      • The blotchiness around the cheeks has gone but there's something else.

Origin

Early 17th century (as a verb): partly an alteration of obsolete plotch in the same sense (of unknown origin), influenced by blot; partly a blend of blot and botch.

Rhymes

botch, crotch, notch, outwatch, scotch, splotch, swatch, topnotch, watch

Definition of blotch in US English:

blotch

nounblɑtʃbläCH
  • An irregular patch or unsightly mark on a surface, typically the skin.

    (尤指皮肤上的)斑块,疹块,污块

    red blotches on her face

    她脸上的红斑。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I changed into a pair of faded jeans and a dark green tank top with red paint-like blotches on it.
    • It is coloured a nondescript grey to brown, with lots of irregular dark blotches.
    • Its back is dark with small, irregular, light blotches.
    • By the time I was done, I had ink blotches on my skin, and my hands and wrists were cramped.
    • He could have been lying on his naked belly in the grass by now with the sun painting red blotches on his freckled skin, while little bugs tickled between his toes.
    • Sunlight breached the canopy only in patches, golden blotches on the forest floor.
    • Men often seek to have unsightly hair or skin blotches removed.
    • Sure enough I spotted a myriad of white blotches on the tarred surface indicating that this bird may have revenge on her mind.
    • It can be recognized as oval to irregular spots or blotches with ash gray centers and the presence of black fungal bodies speckled over the lesion surface.
    • His lip was curled in a snarl, and angry blotches of red stained his cheekbones.
    • These coalesce into irregular, large maroon blotches when there's heavy infestation.
    • In a little time, when the roots of the plant had taken up the moisture, the unsightly blotches began to be extinguished in a living verdure.
    • Who knew that one day our vain quest for a sunburn would come back to haunt us in the form of panicking every time we see an unfamiliar blotch on our skin?
    • Why do some of my apples have corky, brown blotches on the surface?
    • Skin damage appears as dark blotches or shaded areas.
    • The camera panned down to earth, and several large, reddish blotches appeared on the surface as the missiles struck.
    • Infected leaves develop light green blotches on the upper surface.
    • Her skin had an uncanny translucence relieved by large dark blotches where nurses had tried to find a vein and she had bled under the surface.
    • Solar storms tend to occur near sunspots, cool regions on the sun's surface that appear as dark blotches.
    • Frankie's first indication of the condition was the appearance of red blotches and flaking skin on his chest, forehead and scalp.
    Synonyms
    patch, smudge, pop, dot, spot, speck, speckle
    rash, blemish, spot, freckle, birthmark, strawberry mark, port wine stain, eruption
verbblɑtʃbläCH
  • Cover with blotches.

    给…弄上斑块,弄脏

    her face was blotched and swollen with crying
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you are happier using a liquid liner rather than a pencil, this has a fabulous brush that delivers just the right amount of colour without blotching.
    • ‘I thought you loved me,’ she whispered, her tears blotching the ink on the paper into little blue snowflakes.
    • Neon ooze blotched the frilled fabric and streaked her hair, and blood stained the edges of cuts in the material, though the cuts in the underlying flesh had long since closed.
    • I sputtered, my face blotching with embarrassment.
    • My breathing was shallow and I felt faint as the tears blotched my face.
    • Behind, the glass barrier was a starved looking girl in a dirty purple dress ruined with mascara splatters, black tears blotched her face and her high bun was loose and trailing down in tousled strands.
    • Joan felt her neck beginning to blotch and was grateful for her turtleneck.
    • Raina opened her eyes, still seeing faint red and black dots blotching her vision.
    • Their regulated breaths became shallow and rapid and wet patches of perspiration started to blotch their chests and their backs.
    • A red stain spread quickly from one shoulder, blotching the pale yellow blouse she wore.
    • I am so afraid that the fabric will streak or blotch!
    • I felt heat blotching along my face, noticing that uncomfortable feeling whenever I was around Jon.
    • I could actually feel my body prickle, my stomach grow knuckles and my skin start to blotch and swell.
    • With fear blotching my heart, I backed away from him and went to my room, to change.
    • Some people can blush and pull it off, but I blotch.
    Synonyms
    spot, mark, speck, speckle, smudge, smear, streak, blemish, cover with blotches

Origin

Early 17th century (as a verb): partly an alteration of obsolete plotch in the same sense (of unknown origin), influenced by blot; partly a blend of blot and botch.

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