dotting

英 [ˈdɒtɪŋ]

美 [ˈdɑːtɪŋ]

v.  在(字母上方、字母或单词旁边)加点; 星罗棋布于; 遍布; 布满; 点缀
dot的现在分词

复数：dottings　现在分词：dotting　

柯林斯词典

• 点;小点;小圆点
  Adotis a very small round mark, for example one that is used as the top part of the letter 'i', as a full stop, or as a decimal point.
• N-COUNT (因距离远而看起来)似小点之物，点状物
  You can refer to something that you can see in the distance and that looks like a small round mark as adot.
  1. Soon they were only dots above the hard line of the horizon.
     很快他们就成了地平线上的几个小点了。
• VERB 散布于;星罗棋布于;遍布
  When thingsdota place or an area, they are scattered or spread all over it.
  1. Small coastal towns dot the landscape.
     这一地区滨海小镇星罗棋布。
• See also:dottedpolka dots
• PHRASE 准时地;按指定时间
  If you arrive somewhere or do somethingon the dot, you arrive there or do it at exactly the time that you were supposed to.
  1. They appeared on the dot of 9.50 pm as always...
     他们和往常一样在晚上9点50分准时出现。
  2. At nine o' clock on the dot, they have breakfast.
     他们在 9 点钟准时吃早饭。
• (在耗时且无关紧要的事情上)一丝不苟，注重细节
  If you say that someonedotsthei's and crossesthet's, you mean that they pay great attention to every small detail in a task; often used to express your annoyance because such detailed work seems unnecessary and takes a very long time.
• PHRASE 很久以前
  The year dotis used to mean a very long time ago.
  1. You've wanted to be a barrister since the year dot.
     很久以前你就一直想成为一名辩护律师了。

双语例句

• That process of resettlement can take a decade or more, and in the meantime, many refugees and asylum-seekers live in squalid shacks dotting the city's periphery.
  这一重新安置过程可能耗时10年或更长时间。与此同时，许多难民和寻求避难的人都住在分散于香港周边的简陋棚屋中。
• One of scores dotting this desert kingdom, the clinic offers free advice, treatment and education to Jordanian women and their families.
  它是这个沙漠王国许多诊所中的一个，该诊所为约旦妇女和她们的家庭免费进行诊视、治疗和教育。
• But then Mr Prahalad's core competence lay in big ideas rather than in dotting the "I" s and crossing the "t" s.
  不过，普拉哈拉德的核心竞争力在于宏大思想，而不在于亲力亲为。
• From Chinese rural area dotting of heatable brick beds to the metropolis cities full of cement forestry, no exception, daily lives are all monotony and repetition.
  无论热炕灶台的中国农村，还是层层密集的都市丛林，日常生活无一例外的单调重复。
• You can directly go to the related website by dotting the Links.
  你可以通过点击这些链接直接到达相关的期刊网站。
• You don't have to go to Greece to see the small islands dotting the Aegean Sea.
  你不必去希腊看分布在爱情海上的小岛。
• A slot canyon scores the Arizona desert, just one of many dotting the state's border with Utah.
  峡谷照片美术馆。一个狭缝峡谷的亚利桑那沙漠，正好之一的许多点缀州的边界和犹他州。
• The teacher mentioned the matter without dotting the I but everyone present knew what he meant.
  老师并未明确指出那件事，但在场的每个人都知道他所指的是什么。
• Inclined lower operation desk is an operation setting of lower inlet signal and is used for lower inlet dotting and signal display.
  斜巷下口操作台为下口信号操作装置，用于下口打点和信号显示。
• However, we will continue to see more and more uses of lighting as can be seen with colored skyscrapers dotting our landscapes and the addition of many more sockets around our homes.
  我们会继续看到越来越多用途的照明，可以看到彩色的摩天大楼点缀风景，也可以在我们的家里增加更多的插座。