Mottle

['mɒt(ə)l] or ['mɑtl]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) an irregular arrangement of patches of color; 'it was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green'.

(verb.) colour with streaks or blotches of different shades.

(verb.) mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained.

手打:利奥波德--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To mark with spots of different color, or shades of color, as if stained; to spot; to maculate.

(n.) A mottled appearance.

整理:蒂娜

解釋/意思:

v.t. to mark with spots as if stained.—n. the arrangement of spots on any mottled surface in marble &c.—adjs. Mott′led marked with spots of various colours or shades; Mott′le-faced.—n. Mott′ling.

手打:马吉