fleck

fleck
noun
  1. 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
  1. [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
  1. late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps from Old Norse flekkr (noun), flekka (verb), or from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch vlecke
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