blot

• vi. 吸墨水；弄上墨渍或污渍
• vt. 涂污，弄脏；用吸墨纸弄干（或除去）
• n. 污点，污渍；墨水渍
• n. (Blot)人名；(法)布洛

词源不确定，可能同blemish, 污渍。

blot (n.)

late 14c., originally "blemish," perhaps from Old Norse blettr "blot, stain," or from Old French blot, variant of bloc "block," or blestre "blister, lump, clump of earth."

blot (v.)

early 15c., "to make blots;" mid-15c. "to blot out, obliterate" (words), from blot (n.). Related: Blotted; blotting.

1. This drugs scandal is another blot on the Olympics.

这次的兴奋剂丑闻又给奥林匹克运动会抹了黑。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Her involvement in the fraud has left a serious blot on her character.

她卷入了这次欺诈案，在她的品格上留下了一个很大的污点。

来自《权威词典》

3. That new factory is a blot on the landscape.

那新建的工厂破坏了此地的景色

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. There is a blot of ink on the paper.

纸上有一滴墨水渍.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The crime he committed is a blot on his record.

他犯的罪是他的履历中的一个污点.

来自《简明英汉词典》