spotting
美 [ˈspɑtɪŋ] 
英 [ˈspɒtɪŋ]
英汉双解
斑点；点small mark
1. | 斑点a small round area that has a different colour or feels different from the surface it is on |
| Which has spots, the leopard or the tiger? 有斑点的是豹还是虎？ |
| The male bird has a red spot on its beak. 雄鸟喙上有一个红点。 |
| She was wearing a black skirt with white spots. 她穿着一条黑底白点的裙子。 |
2. | 污迹；污渍；脏点a small dirty mark on sth |
| His jacket was covered with spots of mud. 他的上衣满是泥点。 |
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3. | [usupl] （皮肤上的）丘疹，疱疹，粉刺；脓疱a small mark or lump on a person's skin, sometimes with a yellow head to it |
| The baby's whole body was covered in small red spots. 当时这孩子浑身布满小红疙瘩。 |
| teenagers worried about their spots 为长粉刺而烦恼的青少年 |
地点place
4. | 地点；场所；处所a particular area or place |
| a quiet/secluded/lonely, etc. spot 宁静、僻静、偏僻等的地方 |
| He showed me the exact spot where he had asked her to marry him. 他把他当时向她求婚的确切地点指给我看。 |
| She stood rooted to the spot with fear(= unable to move) . 她吓得呆若木鸡地站在那里。 |
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少量small amount
5. | [ususing]
~ of sth 少量；一点a small amount of sth |
| He's in a spot of trouble. 他遇到一点麻烦。 |
6. | [usupl] ~ (of sth) 几滴，少许（液体）a small amount of a liquid |
| I felt a few spots of rain. 我感觉掉雨点了。 |
一段节目part of show
7. | （电视、广播中或俱乐部、剧院演出中）某演员的固定节目，某类节目的固定栏目a part of a television, radio, club or theatre show that is given to a particular entertainer or type of entertainment |
| a guest/solo spot 嘉宾节目；单人表演 |
竞赛in competition
8. | 排名位置a position in a competition or an event |
| two teams battling for top spot 争夺冠军地位的两个队 |
1. | 看见；看出；注意到；发现to see or notice a person or thing, especially suddenly or when it is not easy to do so |
| I finally spotted my friend in the crowd. 我终于在人群中看见了我的朋友。 |
| I've just spotted a mistake on the front cover. 我刚才在封面上发现了一处错误。 |
| Can you spot the difference between these two pictures? 你能不能看出这两幅画有什么不同？ |
| Neighbours spotted smoke coming out of the house. 邻居们发现有烟从这所房子里冒出来。 |
| No one spotted that the gun was a fake. 没有人留意到那是一支假枪。 |
| I soon spotted what the mistake was. 我很快就看出错误所在了。 |
2. | ~ sb/sth sth （对比赛对手）让分，让子，让步to give your opponent or the other team an advantage |
| We spotted the opposing team two goals. 我们让对手两个球。 |
1. | [obn] 现货交易的；立即支付的connected with a system of trading where goods are delivered and paid for immediately after sale |
习惯用语
in a (tight) spot
处于困境in a difficult situation
on the spot
| He answered the question on the spot. 他当场就回答了那个问题。 |
| an on-the-spot parking fine 当场进行的违章停车罚款 |
在现场at the actual place where sth is happening
| An ambulance was on the spot within minutes. 几分钟之内，一辆救护车便赶到现场。 |
| an on-the-spot report 现场报道 |
在原地in one exact place, without moving in any direction
| Running on the spot is good exercise. 原地跑步是一种很好的锻炼。 |
put sb on the spot
（提出难题）使某人尴尬，使某人为难to make sb feel awkward or embarrassed by asking them a difficult question
| The interviewer's questions really put him on the spot. 采访者的问题使他很下不来台。 |
be spotted with sth
满是…斑点to be covered with small round marks of sth
| His shirt was spotted with oil. 他的衬衣上满是油点。 |
英汉解释
英英解释
例句
The only modern equipment seems to be a limited number of Yak Shmel artillery spotting drones bought from Russia in the 1990s.
唯一现代化的武器装备似乎就只有区区几架上世纪90年代从俄罗斯进口的雅克-大黄蜂无人火炮侦察机。
A study by economists at the Federal Reserve found that GDI is often more reliable than GDP in spotting the start of a recession.
由联邦储备局的经济学家所做的研究指出，GDI在测量衰退开始方面，往往比GDP更可靠。
Jones must have weaknesses. . . but spotting any this season is going to be something of a trial. He's that good.
琼斯作为曼联后卫线的额外保险一定有缺点吧…但从本赛季的表现来看，他无可挑剔。
They make spotting and developing talent part of every leader's job, and they work hard at it.
他们明确并培养每个骨干工作上的特有才能，他们工作的很用心。
And I have to agree with him; I've had terrible luck spotting shooting stars in the light polluted LA skies, let alone cloudy British skies.
这一点，我表示同意。即使在洛杉矶轻微污染的天空观看流星雨就够倒霉了，更别提在多云的英国了。
The finding means that school nurses could be the front line for spotting cases of bullying and bringing them to a stop.
这项调查结果表明学校护士那里有可能是查明持强凌弱事件并使得事件停止的第一站。
You may be able to break old patterns that have come in the way of love, and also be better at spotting the one that is right for you.
你可能会打破阻碍爱情的旧习惯，同时也将更加善于找到适合你的人。
One competitor, spotting Thain and Mack in conversation, said that such a union would be like two drunks trying to prop each other up.
一位看到塞恩和麦晋桁交谈的竞争对手说，这样的联盟就像是两个酒鬼试图搀扶对方。
Astudy by economists at the Federal Reserve found that GDI is often morereliable than GDP in spotting the start of a recession.
美联储一位经济学家研究表明，在测定经济进入衰退方面GDI通常要比GDP更可靠一些。
What really does it for me is spotting patterns; it's what mathematics is all about.
真正让我兴奋的就是找出规律；这就是数学的根本意义。
They were least accurate at spotting liars and most likely to hire one of the interviewees who had been lying.
他们并不擅长识破谎言，而且更有可能在面试中雇佣一个说谎者。
In recent years, world markets have become so unstable that spotting and exploiting the next bubble has become the name of the game.
近几年，全球市场变得非常不稳定，发现并充分利用下一个泡沫，已经成为游戏的代名词。
The hunters had read about him and, spotting the yellow collar, figured it must be Frankie.
猎人们读过有关它的报道，看到黄脖圈，断定它就是弗兰基。
Spotting a lion is great, but even greater are the millions of wildebeest trekking across the African plains on an annual migration.
发现一只雄狮是美好的，更美好的是看着百万牛羚年度迁徙艰难跋涉穿越非洲平原。
By day we canoed the waterways, spotting turtles, eagles and beavers before swimming in the dark brown waters off Slapfoot Beach.
白天我们在河上划船，看见海龟，苍鹰和海狸，然后我们跳进斯莱普弗特海滩棕黄色的海水里去游泳。
Psychologists have begun to probe the reasons why we're so poor at spotting such obvious changes like this.
心理学家们开始探索我们为什么如此粗心大意，连这么明显的细节都看不到。
Spotting: When approaching the top of the jump the eyes should spot forward over the jump with a loose focus.
定点：当接近跳跃的最高点时，眼睛要以放松得焦点越过起跳点看到前面。？
The invention relates to a circular duct butt-welding rapid spotting and locating device and a circular duct butt-welding method.
本发明涉及一种圆管对焊快速找正定位装置及圆管对焊方法。
" Altman is no naysaying slouch: She has " a great deal of experience at spotting ancient frauds and forgeries.
奥特曼并不拒绝笨拙的人：“她在鉴定古代骗局和伪造品方面有大量经验。”
Spotting the danger, Mrs Merkel has countered with what amounts to a soft relaunch of her government.
默克尔夫人已预见到这种危险，于是她提起一个可以与之抗衡的举措，即温和地重新激起政府的活力。
We spent the whole morning spotting.
我们花了整个早上侦察敌方目标。
Spotting a legal issue and then analyzing the various options is just the beginning of the discussion.
发现法律问题并分析各种解决途径仅仅是讨论的开始。
Before using these spotting agents on delicate garments and on textiles with poor color fastness we recommend to carry through a hem test.
对于精细织物或易褪色织物在去渍前，应进行衣角折边测试。
You know there were some, but your attention was drawn to spotting only red cars.
你记得有一些但是你的注意力都仅仅被集中在红色的轿车上。
Spotting birds in thick forest is a tantalising business and, for a reporter with dull senses, it tips towards the frustrating.
对一个感觉迟钝的记录者来说，在茂密的森林辨别中鸟类是件有挑战性的事情，常常令人沮丧。
Calling was a new mother, frantic after spotting an odd mark on her baby daughter.
来电者初为人母，发现自己女儿身上有奇怪印记后，她惊慌失措。
With a little practice, you can become quite fast at spotting any problems on your servers.
通过一点点实践，您就可以熟练地发现服务器上的任何问题。
Watch out for these sure signs and you'll have no problems spotting the players early on!
小心这些明确的信号，这样你就能尽早识别出花花公子的真面目了！
'Border control officers are very good at spotting liars, ' he said. 'This will be a decision-aid for them. '
‘边境控制官员非常善于发现说谎者，’他说，‘这将帮助他们做出决定。’
Automatic recalibration of each individual Piezo dispenser after an adjustable number of spotting cycles .
每个独立的压感分配器在数次点阵处理循环后自动重新校准。
If an already wary Eichmann began spotting the same faces in his neighborhood, the operation would be fatally compromised.
如果艾希曼有所警觉，发现周围老是出现同样的面孔，这次行动就可能受到威胁。
The difficulty, rather, is spotting signs of it in the jetsam of subatomic debris these machines produce.
而其实困难在于，如何从这些机器制造的亚原子碎片的下沉颗粒中，发现辨别出玻色子的踪迹。
Zhang Yang spotting guitar twitch of the body, holding the phone call from the gentle voice, what still so clearly evident.
张扬弹装唱他时抽动的身体，高举打来联系电话时温柔的声音，啥都还如此清晰。
Take a spring walk with your child with a goal of spotting signs of spring.
和你的小孩去春游，找春天去。
Staying on top of IT industry developments is key to spotting and leveraging important trends, Bourassa says.
保持IT行业发展的前瞻性对于发现和使用业界重大技术趋势具有关键性的作用，布拉沙说。
After finally spotting a wooden shack, where a family of Indians were living, we were able to buy a few supplies.
在发现一个一户印第安人所住的木窝棚后，我们能买到一些补给。
The only new air unit is the Airship, a sub-spotting, navy-busting zeppelin that should definitely help keep your coasts clear.
唯一的新空军是空艇，像齐柏林飞艇那样可以控制海岸，侦查潜艇。
Light streaking or water spotting occurring as a normal part of the plating or conversion coating process is acceptable.
轻微的条纹或水点，因其可视为电镀或转换烤漆的一个正常部分，则认为可接受。
Spotting where things were going, at which he was expert, is one thing: responding with policy is another.
发现事态的发展趋势（他是这方面的专家）是一回事，做出政策回应则是另一回事。
Most of my knowledge is picked up in this way: spotting it when I search for certain information.
我的大部分知识都是这样获得的：在寻找某个资料时意外的发现了另上的资料。
Of course, trend-spotting is no substitute for causal modeling; and the models are getting truly scary in their implications.
当然了，趋势发现是不可替代的因果建模；而且该模型的含义是真正令人可怕之处。
