a very small patch of colour or light 小色斑;小光斑 his blue eyes had grey flecks in them. 他的蓝眼睛里有灰色的小斑点。 flecks of sunshine. 斑驳的阳光。 ■a small particle or speck of something 小块,小片 brushing a few flecks of dandruff from his suit. 从他的西装上刷下几片头皮屑。
verb
[with obj.](常作 be flecked)mark or dot with small patches of colour or particles of something 给…洒上小色点;用碎花点缀… the minarets are flecked with gold leaf. 点缀着金叶的尖塔。
语源
late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps from Old Norse flekkr (noun), flekka (verb), or from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch vlecke